Nematocyst Definition

nĕmə-tə-sĭst, nĭ-mătə-
noun
Any of the intracellular stinging structures characteristic of all cnidarians, as the jellyfish: it contains a threadlike sting.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nematocyst

Noun

Singular:
nematocyst
Plural:
nematocysts

Origin of Nematocyst

  • Formed as nemato- +"Ž cyst after the French nématocyste.

    From Wiktionary

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