nematocystsnoun1A capsule, in certain cnidarians, containing a barbed, threadlike tube that delivers a paralyzing stingSynonymscnidacnidocystcnidocyteTranslate “nematocysts” to another languageClick any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.SpanishEspañolFrenchFrançaisGermanDeutschChinese中文Japanese日本語Korean한국어ArabicالعربيةHindiहिन्दीPortuguesePortuguêsRussianРусскийItalianItalianoDutchNederlandsTurkishTürkçePolishPolskiVietnameseTiếng ViệtThaiไทยIndonesianBahasa IndonesiaBengaliবাংলাSwedishSvenskaGreekΕλληνικάShow all 252 languages