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kleptocnida

kleptocnida noun: a nematocyst that was stolen from prey.

Noun

kleptocnida (plural kleptocnidae)

  1. A nematocyst that was stolen from prey.

Forms of kleptocnida

pluralkleptocnidae

Origin of kleptocnida

From klepto- + cnida.

Questions about kleptocnida

What does kleptocnida mean?
Kleptocnida means a nematocyst that was stolen from prey.
What part of speech is kleptocnida?
Kleptocnida is a noun.
What is the plural of kleptocnida?
The plural of kleptocnida is kleptocnidae.

Words near kleptocnida in the dictionary

  1. kleptocat
  2. kleptocats
  3. kleptochloroplast
  4. kleptochloroplastidic
  5. kleptochloroplasts
  6. kleptocnida
  7. kleptocnidy
  8. kleptocoprid
  9. kleptocoprids
  10. kleptocracies
  11. kleptocracy

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