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CIDE DICTIONARY

acontia

CIDE DICTIONARY

acontian. pl. [NL., from Gr. a little dart.].
     Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.  [1913 Webster]

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