English Explanatory Dictionary

mauve stinger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells.

Word forms

mauve stinger mauve stingers

Etymology

From its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of the jellyfish).

Synonyms

purple-striped jelly purple stinger purple people eater purple jellyfish luminous jellyfish night-light jellyfish
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