stinging capsule

noun Zoology.

a nematocyst.

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Nearby words

stimy, stine, sting, stingaree, stinger, stinging capsule, stinging hair, stinging nettle, stinging tree, stingless bee, stingo

Origin of stinging capsule

First recorded in 1880–85

Also called stinging cell.

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