Definition
A fully developed stinging cell containing a coiled, venomous harpoon-like structure, ready to fire at prey or threats.
Etymology
From Greek knide (sting) + kystis (bladder, container). The term describes the capsule-like structure that holds the coiled stinging apparatus within the cell.
Kelly Says
A cnidocyst is pressurized to about 1,400 pounds per square inch—that's like a medieval catapult miniaturized to microscopic size!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
ARالعربية
خلايا قنيدية
khalīyā qanīdiyya
BNবাংলা
কনাইডোসিস্ট
kon-ai-do-si-st
CACatalà
cnidociste
kni-do-sist
CSČeština
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
DADansk
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
DEDeutsch
Cnidozyst
t͡sniːdoʊˈzɪst
ELΕλληνικά
κνιδοκύστη
kni-do-ˈkystis
ESEspañol
cnidocisto
nɪ-do-ˈθi-stoh
FAفارسی
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
FISuomi
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
FRFrançais
cnidocyste
ni-do-sist
GUGU
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
HAHA
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
HEעברית
תא cnidocyst
ta k-ni-do-si-st
HIहिन्दी
कनिडोसिस्ट
ka-ni-do-si-st
HUMagyar
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
IDBahasa Indonesia
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
IGIG
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
ITItaliano
cnidocisti
kni-do-ˈkisti
KKKK
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
KMKM
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
KO한국어
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
MRMR
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
MSBahasa Melayu
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
MYမြန်မာ
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
NLNederlands
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
NONorsk
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
PAPA
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
PLPolski
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
PTPortuguês
cnidócito
kɲi-do-ˈsito
RORomână
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
RUРусский
книдоцист
kni-do-sist
SVSvenska
cnidocyst
kni-do-sist
SWKiswahili
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
TAதமிழ்
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
TEతెలుగు
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
THไทย
ไซโตซอม cnidocyte
sai-to-som k-ni-do-si-te
TLTL
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
TRTürkçe
cnidociste
ni-do-sist
UKУкраїнська
кнідоцист
kni-do-sist
URاردو
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
VITiếng Việt
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
YOYO
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st
ZUZU
cnidocyst
k-ni-do-si-st