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Definition of Nematocysts
1. nematocyst [n] - See also: nematocyst
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nematocysts
Literary usage of Nematocysts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Biology for Students in General, Medical and Technical Courses by William Martin Smallwood (1918)
"The endoderm cells are longer than the ectoderm and are of two kinds—glandular
and digestive. FIG. 124.—nematocysts and their action: A, ..."
2. A Laboratory Manual for Elementary Zoölogy by Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1919)
"Note the definite arrangement of large and small nematocysts in each battery ...
The nematocysts.—Remove the supports from under the cover glass and drum on ..."
3. Behavior of the Lower Organisms by Herbert Spencer Jennings (1906)
"We may ask first, What is the cause of the discharge of the nematocysts ?
Near each nematocyst there is a projecting point, ..."
4. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnolog (1994)
"nematocysts are characteristic of a large group of related, ... Different coelenterates
have different types of nematocysts, but all function similarly. ..."
5. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"The author thinks he has been able to detect on the surface of the cuticle,
trigger hairs in connection with the nematocysts, like those in Hydroids. ..."
6. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1906)
"If the animal continues its struggles, it is drawn up to the distal end of the
battery and receives the discharge of a large number of nematocysts; ..."
7. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"nematocysts or stinging capsules (Figs. 54, n; 56) are present on all parts of
... nematocysts may be exploded by adding a little acetic acid, or better, ..."
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