acontia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the plural of New Latin acontium, from Ancient Greek ἀκόντιον (akóntion, “little dart”).

Noun

acontia (plural acontias)

  1. (zoology) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.