As nouns the difference between cnidarian and cnidocyte
is that cnidarian is any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum cnidaria while cnidocyte is (biology) a capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting.
cnidarian
English
Noun
(
en noun)
any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria .
See also
* coelenterate
cnidocyte
English
Noun
(
wikipedia cnidocyte)
(
en noun)
(biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting
Synonyms
* nematocyst
Anagrams
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