sea nettle

noun

any large, stinging jellyfish.

Origin of sea nettle

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Historical Examples of sea nettle

I have seen the animal nestling in them; it seemed to be a species of cuttle-fish or sea-nettle.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier