"sea walnut" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sea walnuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea walnut (plural sea walnuts)
  1. A comb jelly in the genus Mnemiopsis, native to the western Atlantic Ocean but invasive around the world. Wikipedia link: sea walnut Categories (lifeform): Ctenophores Translations (sea walnut): ippiarsuk (Greenlandic)
    Sense id: en-sea_walnut-en-noun-BTcBtC-m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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