cnidosac

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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.