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Cnidarian vs Nematocyst - What's the difference?

cnidarian | nematocyst |

As nouns the difference between cnidarian and nematocyst

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 nematocyst 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

    nematocyst

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nematocyst) (en noun)
  • (biology) A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting

    • Synonyms

    * cnida * cnidocyst * cnidocyte