1. one of the stinging capsular organelles of the tentacle of a cnidarian (such as a box jellyfish or sea anemone) that contains a coiled, hollow, usually barbed, venomous thread which is discharged especially for catching prey and defending against enemies Each nematocyst contains a spiral-coiled thread tipped with a toxin-bearing barb that can be ejected into the skin. — Peter F. Weller — called also cnidocyst
2. one of the minute stinging organelles of various coelenterates — called also stinging cell
nematocyst 片语
片语
trichocyst刺细胞
astomocnidae nematocyst[无脊椎]
nematocyst venom刺丝囊毒素
volvent nematocyst[无脊椎]
cnidoblast[无脊椎] 刺细胞(腔肠动物的防御器,生于体壁的外层)
glutinant nematocyst[无脊椎]
stomocnidae nematocyst开口刺丝囊
nematocyst 例句
英汉例句
Blood type determination, The image of The nematocyst