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cnidoblast

[ nahy-duh-blast ]

noun

Zoology.
  1. the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.


cnidoblast

/ ˈknaɪ-; ˈnaɪdəʊˌblÉ‘Ëst /

noun

  1. zoology any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cnidoblast1

First recorded in 1880–85; cnido- + -blast
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cnidoblast1

C19: from New Latin cnida, from Greek °ì²Ô¾±»åŧ nettle + -blast
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Sometimes the cyst adheres to the thread and remains attached to its cnidoblast and to the polyp, but sometimes the thread breaks loose.

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A nerve-cell is associated with each cnidoblast.

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