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Definition: cnida

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Noun 1. One of the peculiar stinging, cells found in Coelenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Cnida" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Cnida \Cni"da\, noun; plural Cnid[ae]. [New Latin, from Greek nettle, sea nettle.]. (references)

Synonym: cnida
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 nematocyst.
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