‖Ec′tho‐re″um (?), n.; pl.Ecthorea (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � to leap out; εκ out + �, �, to leap, dart.] (Zoöl.) The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell. [Written also ecthoræum.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.