Ctenocyst /(tē"nō̇*sĭst)/

Cte·no·cyst

Ctenocyst

n.

[Gr. ktei`s, kteno`s, comb + ky`stis bladder.]

An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory. (Zool.)

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