Difference between revisions of "cnidosac"

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|etymology=Greek <i>knide</i>, nettle; sakkos, bag
 
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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) Cells in the distal tip of the cerata in which undischarged nematocysts ingested from cnidarians are stored and later used for defense.
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Revision as of 23:30, 13 September 2013

cnidosac also cnidus sac (noun; Greek knide, nettle; sakkos, bag): (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Cells in the distal tip of the cerata in which undischarged nematocysts ingested from cnidarians are stored and later used for defense.