Nematocyst

What do we mean by nematocyst?

A capsule within specialized cells in the tentacles of cnidarians, such as jellyfish and corals, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a toxic sting to predators and prey. noun

A thread-cell or lasso-cell; a cnidocell or cnida; one of the organs of offense and defense peculiar to cœlenterates, as jellyfishes, by means of which they sting. See cuts under cnida, Actinozoa, and Willsia. noun

A lasso cell, or thread cell. See lasso cell, under lasso. noun

A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting noun

A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting

1. The stinging cell of a jellyfish Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to nematocyst:
nematocyst, hematocyst, pneumatocyst, nematocysts, dermatocyst, somatocyst, keratocyst, nematocyte.

Words that rhyme with nematocyst:
hematocyst, somatocyst.

Adjectives that are often used to describe nematocyst:
undischarged, large, discharged, ingested, ripe, stinging, oval, shaped.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective nematocyst:
discharge, batteries, venom, inhibition, types, capsule, formation, toxin, type, research, development, density, structure.

Words that sound like nematocyst:
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