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cnidoblast

/nahy-duh-blast/US // ˈnaɪ dəˌblæst //UK // (ˈnaɪdəʊˌblɑːst, ˈknaɪ-) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Zoology.

    • : the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.

Examples

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

  • Some of the interstitial cells become modified and pushed up between the ectoderm cells to form cnidoblast cells.

  • In the cnidoblast cells, those with the stinging threads, there is a very wide departure from the simple primitive type of cells.

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