Having or bearing stinging cells; descriptive of organisms or body parts equipped with cnidocytes.
From Greek knide (sting) + -phorus (bearing, carrying). The adjectival form emphasizes the property of possessing or displaying stinging cells.
All jellyfish are cnidophorous—every single one carries those stinging cells as their primary hunting and defense tool!
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