NEMATOCYST


Meaning of NEMATOCYST in English

ˈneməd.əˌsist, nə̇ˈmad.- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nemat- + cyst

: one of the minute stinging organs of hydrozoans, scyphozoans, and actinozoans — compare trichocyst

• nem·a·to·cys·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sistik,  ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- adjective

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