sea nettle

noun

any large, stinging jellyfish.

Origin of sea nettle

¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words Nearby sea nettle

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How to use sea nettle in a sentence

Something that looked like a vast sea-nettle was slowly sinking down toward them from the sky.
Hunters Out of Space | Joseph Everidge Kelleam
The sea nettle wanders to and fro by night, and at night changes its locality.
Curious Creatures in Zoology | John Ashton
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

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