Usually means: Stinging cell of cnidarians, venomous.
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▸ noun:  A nematocyst.

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cnida, cnidopod, cnidocyte, nematocyte, cnidoblast, nematocyst, cnidocell, cnidocil, cnidaria, cnidophore, more...

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cnida, cnidopod, cnidocyte, nematocyte, cnidoblast, nematocyst, cnidocell, cnidocil, cnidaria, cnidophore, more...



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