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ecthoreum

ecthoreum noun: the slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.

Noun

ecthoreum (plural ecthorea)

  1. The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.

Forms of ecthoreum

pluralecthorea

Origin of ecthoreum

From Ancient Greek ἐκθορέω (ekthoréō, “to leap out”), from θρῴσκω (thrōískō, “jump”), + Latin -eum.

Questions about ecthoreum

What does ecthoreum mean?
Ecthoreum means the slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.
What part of speech is ecthoreum?
Ecthoreum is a noun.
What is the plural of ecthoreum?
The plural of ecthoreum is ecthorea.

Words near ecthoreum in the dictionary

  1. ecthetic
  2. ecthetically
  3. ecthlipses
  4. ecthlipsis
  5. ecthorea
  6. ecthoreum
  7. ECtHR
  8. ecthronym
  9. ecthronyms
  10. ecthyma
  11. ecthymas

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