Crossword-Solution: NEMATOCYST
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Nematocyst | n. | A lasso cell, or thread cell. See Lasso cell, under Lasso. |
We have 10 clues for the answer “NEMATOCYST”
| Clue | Answers |
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| HYDRA, stinging cell of the | 1 answer |
| HYDRA, thread cell of the | 1 answer |
| JELLYFISH, thread cell of | 1 answer |
| POISONOUS cell (of Coelenterata) | 1 answer |
| SPIRALLY curved hollow thread (of Coelenterata) | 1 answer |
| STINGING cell (of Coelenterata) | 1 answer |
| THREAD cell (of Coelenterata) | 1 answer |
| an older name for a cnidoblast, a stinging cell in eg jellyfish | 1 answer |
| stinging cell | 1 answer |
| thread cell | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETAER
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with NEMATOCYST (4)
The polar-capsule is an organella which recalls the nematocyst of a Hydrozoan, containing a spirally-coiled filament, often of great length, which is shot out on the application of a suitable stimulus.
Another character, of great importance, possessed by all Coelenterata is the "nematocyst" or "thread-cell" (Fig.
Willey[283] has made the important observation that in this coral the nematocyst threads can be withdrawn after discharge, the retraction being effected with great rapidity.
Each nematocyst is developed within the cell-substance of a cnidoblast which is derived from the undifferentiated interstitial cell-groups.