Definition of nematocyst Nematocyst
nem•a•to•cyst
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What does nematocyst mean?
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- nematocyst (n.)
A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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nematocyst
nem′a-tō-sist, n. a cnida, one of the offensive organs of Cœlenterates, as jellyfish. [Gr. nēma, a thread, kystis, a bladder.]
