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moon jellies

moon jellies is the plural of moon jelly.

Meaning of moon jelly

Noun

moon jelly (plural moon jellies)

  1. A globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita.
    • In 1998, a swarm of large Aurelia (the standard moon jelly) moved into Big Glory Bay off New Zealand’s South Island, and killed 56,000 three-kilo salmon in their pens within half an hour.2014, Theo Tait, ‘Water-Borne Zombies’, London Review of Books, volume 36, number 5

Questions about moon jellies

What is moon jellies the plural of?
Moon jellies is the plural of moon jelly.

Words near moon jellies in the dictionary

  1. moon goddesses
  2. moon gods
  3. moon guitar
  4. moon guitars
  5. moon illusion
  6. moon jellies
  7. moon jelly
  8. moon jellyfish
  9. moon joy
  10. moon jump
  11. moon jumped

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