cnidus sac

cnidus sac
n. [Gr. knide, nettle; sakkos, bag]
(MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda)
Cells in the distal tip of the cerata in which undischarged nematocysts ingested from cnidarians are stored and later used for defense.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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