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vol⋅vent

  [vol-vuhnt]
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–noun Zoology.
a small, pear-shaped nematocyst discharging a thread that entangles its prey.
Origin:
< L volvent- (s. of volvēns), prp. of volvere to turn, twist; see -ent
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vol·vent   (vŏl'vənt)   
n.  A pear-shaped nematocyst that ejects a thick thread which coils around and immobilizes prey.

[From Latin volvēns, volvent-, present participle of volvere, to turn; see volvox.]
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