sea-gooseberry

noun

Any of order Lobata of lobed comb jellies.

Meanings

nounsea-gooseberry (plural sea-gooseberries)

plural sea-gooseberries · alternative sea gooseberry

  1. Any of order Lobata of lobed comb jellies.
  2. A common comb jellyfish (Pleurobrachia pileus) (order Cydippida), with a spherical body bearing two long retractile branching tentacles, typically occurring in swarms.

Translations

Dutch zeedruif
  • zeedruifa species of comb jellyfish
Māori kanohi moana
  • kanohi moanaa species of comb jellyfish
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