stinging capsule
noun Zoology.
a nematocyst.
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compact
Also called stinging cell.
Origin of stinging capsule
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby stinging capsule
stimy, stine, sting, stingaree, stinger, stinging capsule, stinging hair, stinging nettle, stinging tree, stingless bee, stingo
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