acontia

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκόντιον (akontion, “little dart”)

Noun [edit]

acontia (plural acontias)

  1. (zoology) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.
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