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单词 cnidoblast
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cnidoblast

[ nahy-duh-blast ]
/ ˈnaɪ dəˌblæst /

noun Zoology.

the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.

Origin of cnidoblast

First recorded in 1880–85; cnido- + -blast

Words nearby cnidoblast

CNG, cnida, Cnidaria, cnidarian, cnido-, cnidoblast, cnidocil, cnidocyst, cnidogenous, cnidophore, Cnidus
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Example sentences from the Web for cnidoblast

  • The entire nematocyst is enclosed in the cnidoblast which formed it.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
  • In the cnidoblast cells, those with the stinging threads, there is a very wide departure from the simple primitive type of cells.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for cnidoblast

cnidoblast
/ (ˈnaɪdəʊˌblɑːst, ˈknaɪ-) /

noun

zoology any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts

Word Origin for cnidoblast

C19: from New Latin cnida, from Greek knidē nettle + -blast
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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