NEMATOCYST

Meaning of NEMATOCYST in English

[ nɪ'matə(ʊ)sɪst , 'nɛmət- ]

■ noun Zoology a specialized cell in the tentacles of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, containing a barbed or venomous coiled thread that can be projected in self-defence or to capture prey.

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NEMATOCYST — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1875 one of the stinging organelles of coelenterates used in catching prey
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEMATOCYST — ˈneməd.əˌsist, nə̇ˈmad.- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nemat- + cyst : one of the minute stinging organs of hydrozoans, scyphozoans, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEMATOCYST — (n.) A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso.
Английский словарь Webster
NEMATOCYST — ( n. ) A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NEMATOCYST — — nematocystic , adj. /nem"euh teuh sist', ni mat"euh-/ , n. Zool. an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEMATOCYST — n. organ in coelenterates that contains a long very thin stinging appendage, lasso cell
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NEMATOCYST — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1875 : one of the stinging organelles of coelenterates used in catching prey
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEMATOCYST — noun a lasso cell, or thread cell. ·see lasso cell, under lasso.
Webster English vocab
NEMATOCYST — [nem.a.to.cyst] n [ISV] (1875): one of the stinging organelles of coelenterates used in catching prey
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEMATOCYST — minute, elongated or spherical capsule that is found chiefly in members of the phylum Cnidaria (e.g., jellyfish, corals, sea anemones). …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEMATOCYST — nematocyst BrE AmE ˈnem ət ə ʊ sɪst nɪ ˈmæt-, nə-, ne- AmE \ ˈnem ət̬ ə- nɪ ˈmæt̬ ə- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEMATOCYST — n. a specialized cell in a jellyfish etc. containing a coiled thread that can be projected as a sting. [as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEMATOCYST — n. a specialized cell in a jellyfish etc. containing a coiled thread that can be projected as a sting. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEMATOCYST — n. a specialized cell in a jellyfish etc. containing a coiled thread that can be projected as a sting. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
NEMATOCYST — нематоциста, стрекательная клетка (у кишечнополостных)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
NEMATOCYST — нематоциста, стрекательная клетка ( у кишечнополостных )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
NEMATOCYST — нематоциста, нематоцит, стрекательная клетка
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NEMATOCYST — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ sist Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1875 : one of the stinging organelles of …
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PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR — noun (plural ~s; also Portuguese men-of-war) Date: 1707 any of a genus ( Physalia of the family Physaliidae) of large …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CNIDARIAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from New Latin cnida nematocyst, from Greek knidē nettle Date: circa 1909 coelenterate , ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEMATOCYSTIC — adjective see nematocyst
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENETRANT — I. -rənt adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French penetrant, from Latin penetrant-, penetrans, present participle of penetrare to …
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ORGANOID — I. ˈȯ(r)gəˌnȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary organ- + -oid; probably originally formed in German : resembling an organ in …
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THREAD CELL — noun : nematocyst
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STINGING CELL — noun also sting cell : nematocyst
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NETTLING CELL — noun Etymology: from present participle of nettle (II) : nematocyst
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NETTLE CELL — noun : nematocyst
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NEMATOPHORA — ˌneməˈtäfərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from nemat- + -phora in former classifications : a phylum or other …
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DESMONEME — ˈdezməˌnēm noun ( -s ) Etymology: desm- + -neme : a nematocyst having a long coiled tube that wraps about …
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CNIDOPOD — -ˌpäd noun ( -s ) Etymology: cnid- + -pod : the stalklike base of a nematocyst
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CNIDOCYST — -ˌsist noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cnid- + -cyst : nematocyst
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CNIDOBLAST — ˈnīdəˌblast noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cnid- + -blast; originally formed in German : a cell that …
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