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cnido-

cnido- prefix: related to cnidarians or their stinging cells.

Prefix

cnido-

  1. Related to cnidarians or their stinging cells.

Origin of cnido-

From translingual Cnidaria, from Ancient Greek κνίδη (knídē, “nettle”).

Questions about cnido-

What does cnido- mean?
Cnido- means related to cnidarians or their stinging cells.
What part of speech is cnido-?
Cnido- is a prefix.

Words near cnido- in the dictionary

  1. cnidariologists
  2. cnidarivore
  3. cnidarivores
  4. cnidicin
  5. cnidilin
  6. cnido-
  7. cnidoband
  8. cnidobands
  9. cnidoblast
  10. cnidoblastic
  11. cnidoblasts

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