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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several jellyfishlike marine cnidarians of the class Cubozoa of tropical and subtropical waters, having an almost transparent cube-shaped body, complex eyes, and stinging tentacles containing potent toxins in some species.
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- noun Pacific
jellyfish ofclass Cubozoa .
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hernesheir commented on the word box jellyfish
A.k.a. sea wasp, marine stinger.
January 30, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word box jellyfish
While you're at it, see Cubozoa.
January 30, 2010
bilby commented on the word box jellyfish
The reason I can't go swimming in the sea that is across the road from where I live.
January 30, 2010