lasso cell (colloblast)A type of cell in comb jellies(phylum Ctenophora) that is similar to the thread cells of cnidarians. Lasso cells are embedded in the tentacles of the organism. Each has two protruding filaments, one straight and one spiralled, with adhesive heads used to catch prey....
Sorry—I don't mean to moan at you. I've twined about it enough over the years Rope Execution or death by hanging To die by the rope. Twine To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine. Rope A lasso or lariat. Twine To form by twisting, intertwining, or interlacing Twined ...
The cowboyropedthe calf. To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament or thread. * Shakespeare Let us not hang likeropingicicles / Upon our houses' thatch. Synonyms * (to tie something) tie, bind, secure * (throw a rope around) lasso ...
N () the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard ...