1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Acontia \A*con"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a little dart.] (Zool.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnid[ae]), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actini[ae] when irritated. [1913 Webster]
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