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noun
Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: purple-striped jelly, purple stinger, purple people eater, purple jellyfish, luminous jellyfish, night-light jellyfish
Antonyms: none provided
History
From its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of the jellyfish).
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