English Explanatory Dictionary

ecthoreum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.

Word forms

ecthoreum ecthorea

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκθορέω (ekthoréō, “to leap out”), from θρῴσκω (thrōískō, “jump”), + Latin -eum.

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