colloblast

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noun

A kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores, used to capture prey by adhesion.

Similar
lasso cell
OriginAncient Greek κόλλα →
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Meanings

nouncolloblast (plural colloblasts)

plural colloblasts

  1. A kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores, used to capture prey by adhesion.

    Synonyms: lasso cell

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores, used to capture prey by adhesion.

Similar
lasso cell

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόλλα“glue”
  2. Englishcolloblast

From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -blast.

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Translations

French colloblaste
  • colloblastea kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores
Portuguese coloblasto
  • coloblastoa kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores
Spanish coloblasto
  • coloblastoa kind of cell found in the tentacles of ctenophores
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APA

colloblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloblast

MLA

“colloblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloblast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colloblast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloblast.

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