Cnidoblasts

[nahy-duh-blast] /ˈnaɪ dəˌblæst/

noun, Zoology.
1.
the cell within which a nematocyst is developed.
/ˈnaɪdəʊˌblɑːst; ˈknaɪ-/
noun
1.
(zoology) any of the cells of a coelenterate that contain nematocysts

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