acontia

About 0.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.

Similar words

ecthoreum acanthopodium acanthostyle sarcotheca actinostome acanthella cnidoband ctenidium actinomere actinobranch

Often followed by

are of