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刺丝胞

cì sī bāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa or anemone
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-04f4b79843ce3218. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

刺絲胞 刺丝胞 [ci4 si1 bao1] /cnidocyte/nettle cell of medusa or anemone/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 刺絲胞

  • 刺
    cī

    (onom.) whoosh

    cì

    thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder

  • 丝
    sī

    silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc

  • 胞
    bāo

    placenta / womb / born of the same parents

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.