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colloblast

American

[kol-uh-blast] / ˈkɒl əˌblæst /

noun

Zoology.

one of the cells covered with sticky granules on the tentacles of a ctenophore, which aid in capturing prey.

< Greek kóll ( a ) glue + -o- + -blast

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