"flying spaghetti monster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flying spaghetti monsters [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a satirical deity made of spaghetti, by the oil workers who first saw this animal in 2015. Head templates: {{en-noun}} flying spaghetti monster (plural flying spaghetti monsters)
  1. A bathypelagic species of siphonophore, Bathyphysa conifera, found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and off the coast of Southwestern Africa and California.
    Sense id: en-flying_spaghetti_monster-en-noun-PgrnQCn5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hydrozoans
     
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