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cnida
[ nahy-duh ]
noun
Zoology.
plural cnidae
- a nematocyst.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cnida1
1875–80; < Latin īŧ nettle < Greek ī́ŧ
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Sarcotheca, s�r-kō-thē′ka, n. the cup of a thread-cell: a cnida or nematophore.
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Nematocyst, nem′a-tō-sist, n. a cnida, one of the offensive organs of Cœlenterates, as jellyfish.
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Cnida, knī′da, n. one of the thread-cells of the Cœlenterata, whence is their power of stinging:—pl.
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