Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
acontium .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (
cnidæ ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.
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- noun zoology Threadlike
defensive organs , composed largely ofnettling cells (cnidae ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.
Etymologies
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From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκόντιον (akontion, "little dart")
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