sea nettle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sea nettle
First recorded in 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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And the leatherback turtle, one of the few natural predators of the adult sea nettle, doesn’t live in the estuarial waters that the stinging jellyfish favor.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2016
Primarily, lack of heavy development- a contributing cause of sea nettle proliferation in the Barnegat Bay area -has protected some of the state’s southernmost waterways.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2016
A sea nettle hitting me in the face couldn’t have stung worse.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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