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acontia

acontia noun: threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.

Noun

acontia (plural acontias)

  1. Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.

Forms of acontia

pluralacontias
alternative formacontium

Origin of acontia

From the plural of New Latin acontium, from Ancient Greek ἀκόντιον (akóntion, “little dart”).

Words formed from acontia

Questions about acontia

What does acontia mean?
Acontia means threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.
What part of speech is acontia?
Acontia is a noun.
What is the plural of acontia?
The plural of acontia is acontias.

Words near acontia in the dictionary

  1. aconitum
  2. aconitums
  3. acontextual
  4. acontextuality
  5. acontextually
  6. acontia
  7. acontial
  8. acontias
  9. acontiid
  10. acontiids
  11. acontium

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