giant siphonophore

noun

A species of gigantic siphonophore, Praya dubia, growing up to 50 m (160 ft) in length; it lives in the mesopelagic zone to bathypelagic zone at 700 m (2,300 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) below sea level and has been found off the coasts around the world, from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Chile in the South Pacific.

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Meanings

noungiant siphonophore (plural giant siphonophores)

plural giant siphonophores

  1. A species of gigantic siphonophore, Praya dubia, growing up to 50 m (160 ft) in length; it lives in the mesopelagic zone to bathypelagic zone at 700 m (2,300 ft) to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) below sea level and has been found off the coasts around the world, from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Chile in the South Pacific.
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