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cnidocytes

cnidocytes is the plural of cnidocyte.

Meaning of cnidocyte

Noun

cnidocyte (plural cnidocytes)

  1. A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, string-like tube that transfers a paralyzing sting.
  2. A jellyfish tentacle.
    Synonyms:
    lappet

Questions about cnidocytes

What is cnidocytes the plural of?
Cnidocytes is the plural of cnidocyte.

Words near cnidocytes in the dictionary

  1. cnidocils
  2. cnidocyst
  3. cnidocystic
  4. cnidocysts
  5. cnidocyte
  6. cnidocytes
  7. cnidogenesis
  8. cnidom
  9. cnidome
  10. cnidomes
  11. cnidoms

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