‖Cni″da (nī″dȧ), n.; pl.Cnidæ (nī″dē). [NL., fr. Gr. κνίδη nettle, sea nettle.] (Zoöl.) One of the peculiar stinging cells found in Cœlenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.