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colloblast

[ kol-uh-blast ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. one of the cells covered with sticky granules on the tentacles of a ctenophore, which aid in capturing prey.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of colloblast1

< Greek kóll ( a ) glue + -o- + -blast

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