Crossword-Solution: ACONTIA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Acontia | n. pl. | Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated. |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
CAOERN
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with ACONTIA (3)
When irritated this species throws out from the column numbers of long, slender white threads (/acontia/), which are covered with minute stinging-cells.
They have a considerable resemblance to the acontia of certain Anthozoa, and are probably mainly digestive in function.
SAGARTIIDAE.—This family includes several genera with a contractile pedal disc, with the body-wall usually perforated by cinclides, and provided with acontia.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1956).