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moon jelly

moon jelly noun: a globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita.

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

Synonyms of moon jelly

Forms of moon jelly

pluralmoon jellies

Questions about moon jelly

What does moon jelly mean?
Moon jelly means a globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita.
What part of speech is moon jelly?
Moon jelly is a noun.
What is the plural of moon jelly?
The plural of moon jelly is moon jellies.

Words near moon jelly in the dictionary

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

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