cnidoblast
[ nahy-duh-blast ]
/ ˈnaɪ dəˌblæst /
noun Zoology.
the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
Words nearby cnidoblast
cng,
cnida,
cnidaria,
cnidarian,
cnido-,
cnidoblast,
cnidocil,
cnidocyst,
cnidogenous,
cnidophore,
cnidus
Example sentences from the Web for cnidoblast
The entire nematocyst is enclosed in the cnidoblast which formed it.
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