As nouns the difference between nematocyst and nematocalyx
is that
nematocyst is (biology) a capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing sting while
nematocalyx is (zoology) a kind of cup or calicle containing nematocysts, found upon hydroids of the family plumularidae.
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
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nematocalyx English
Noun
( nematocalyces)
(zoology) A kind of cup or calicle containing nematocysts, found upon hydroids of the family Plumularidae.
( Webster 1913) |