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noun
A kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores, used to capture prey by adhesion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: lasso cell
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: collocyte
History
From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -blast.
Across languages
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