mauve stinger
mauve stinger · mauve stingers
Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in…Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells.
Meaning
1 sensesPelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells.
Origin
From its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of theFrom its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of the jellyfish).
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Forms
plural: mauve stingers| Singular | mauve stinger |
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Synonyms
6 synonymspurple-striped jellypurple stingerpurple people eaterpurple jellyfishluminous jellyfishnight-light jellyfish
See also
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