Clyp"e*i*form` (?), a. [L. clupeus shield + -form.] Shield-shaped; clypeate.
||Clyp"e*us (?), n.; pl. Clypei (#). [L., a shield.] (Zo÷l.) The frontal plate of the head of an insect.
Clys"mi*an (?), a. [Gr. &?; a place washed by the waves, fr. &?;. See Clyster.] Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm; as, clysmian changes. Smart.
Clys"mic (?), a. Washing; cleansing.
Clys"ter (?), n. [L., fr. G. &?;. fr. &?; to wash off or out; akin to Goth. hlūtrs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clystŔre] (Med.) A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a syringe; an injection; an enema.
Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections.
Cne"mi*al (?), a. [Gr. &?; the tibia.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the shin bone.
Cnemial crest, a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.
||Cni"da (nī"d&adot;), n.; pl. CnidŠ (nī"dē). [NL., fr. Gr. kni`dh nettle, sea nettle.] (Zo÷l.) One of the peculiar stinging cells found in Cťlenterata; a nematocyst; a lasso cell.
||Cni*da"ri*a (n&ibreve;*dā"r&ibreve;*&adot;), n. pl. [NL. See Cnida.] (Zo÷l.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Cťlenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata.
Cni"do*blast (?), n. [Cnida + -blast.] (Zo÷l.) One of the cells which, in the Cťlenterata, develop into cnidŠ.
Cni"do*cil (?), n. [Cnida + cilium eyelash.] (Zo÷l.) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.
Co- (k&osl;-). A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-.
Co`a*cer"vate (?), a. [L. coacervatus, p. p. of coacervare to heap up; co- + acervare. See Acervate.] Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. [R.] Bacon.