Acontia

A`con´ti`a

n. pl.

(Zool.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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