Ctenocyst

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ctenocyst \Cte"no*cyst\ (t[=e]"n[-o]*s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ktei`s,
     kteno`s, comb + ky`stis bladder.] (Zool.)
     An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory.
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