Cnidogenous

/naɪˈdɑːdʒənəs/ adjective

Definition

Producing or generating stinging cells; describing tissue or organs that create and manufacture cnidocytes.

Etymology

From Greek knide (sting) + -genous (producing, generating). The adjective form indicates the process of stinging-cell production.

Kelly Says

Cnidogenous tissue in jellyfish is like a stinging-cell factory that never stops producing ammunition for defense and hunting!

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