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刺胞 (しほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

刺し胞ほう

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ほ

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Meanings

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noun

nematocyst; cnidocyte; cnida

zoology

Zoological term for the stinging cell or organelle found in cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, etc.).

クラゲの触しょく手しゅには刺し胞ほうが密みっ集しゅうしている。
Nematocysts are densely packed in the tentacles of jellyfish.
刺し胞ほうは刺し胞ほう動どう物ぶつに特とく有ゆうの細さい胞ぼう小しょう器き官かんである。
Cnidae are organelles unique to cnidarians.

Kanji

刺thorn, pierce, stab
胞placenta, sac, sheath

Similar words

刺し胞ほう動どう物ぶつ
刺胞動物 refers to the phylum Cnidaria (the animals that possess nematocysts), while 刺胞 refers specifically to the stinging cells or organelles themselves.

Etymology

Compound of 刺 (し, 'sting') and 胞 (ほう, 'sac' or 'cell'), referring to the stinging capsule characteristic of cnidarians. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern scientific coinage.