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any of various highly poisonous stinging jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, of tropical seas.[1935-40]
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sea wasp — sea′ wasp n. ivt any of various highly poisonous stinging jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, of tropical seas • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
sea wasp — noun : any of various cubomedusan jellyfishes that sting virulently * * * any of various highly poisonous stinging jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, of tropical seas. [1935 40] * * * sea wasp noun A jellyfish of the class Cubozoa with a… … Useful english dictionary
sea wasp — SYN: Chiropsalmus quadrumanus. * * * sea wasp n any of various scyphozoan jellyfishes (order or suborder Cubomedusae) that sting virulently and sometimes fatally * * * any of various venomous stinging cubomedusan jellyfish; species dangerous to… … Medical dictionary
sea wasp — /ˈsi wɒsp / (say see wosp) noun any of certain box jellyfishes that have a highly venomous sting, as Chironex fleckeri of tropical Australian waters. Also, sea stinger …
sea wasp — noun Date: 1910 any of various cube shaped scyphozoan jellyfishes (order or suborder Cubomedusae) that sting virulently and sometimes fatally called also box jellyfish … New Collegiate Dictionary
sea wasp — noun A deadly marine stinger found in north east Australia and South East Asia. Syn: box jellyfish … Wiktionary
Sea wasp — deadly box jellyfish … Dictionary of Australian slang
sea wasp — Australian Slang deadly box jellyfish … English dialects glossary
sea wasp — noun a box jellyfish which can inflict a dangerous sting … English new terms dictionary
Sea nettle — Taxobox name = Pacific sea nettle image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Scyphozoa ordo = Semaeostomeae familia = Pelagiidae genus = Chrysaora species = C. fuscescens binomial nomenclature = Chrysaora fuscescens species … Wikipedia
