"sea wasp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea wasps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea wasp (plural sea wasps)
  1. Any of several marine stinging box jellyfish found in north east Australia and South East Asia, some deadly, especially Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, and Malo kingi. Wikipedia link: box jellyfish Categories (lifeform): Cnidarians Synonyms: box jellyfish Related terms: Irukandji, Irukandji syndrome, stinger Translations (any of several stinging box jellyfish found in north east Australia and South East Asia): Seewespe [feminine] (German), vespa do mar [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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