·noun ·pl Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated.
ACO´NTIA or ACU´TIA(Ἀκοντία, Strab. p. 152; Ἀκούτεια, Steph. B.), a town of the Vaccaei, in Hispania...
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