"mauve stinger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mauve stingers [plural]
Etymology: From its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of the jellyfish). Head templates: {{en-noun}} mauve stinger (plural mauve stingers)
  1. Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells. Categories (lifeform): True jellyfish
    Sense id: en-mauve_stinger-en-noun-mlwuNd1C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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