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Definition of ecthoraeum

ecthoraeum
Ecthoreum Ec`tho*re"um, n.; pl. Ecthorea. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to leap out; ek out + ?, ?, to leap, dart.] (Zo["o]l.) The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell. [Written also ecthor[ae]um.]

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