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giant phantom jelly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
gi-ant phan-tom -jel-ly
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of deep-sea jellyfish, Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly found in the ocean's midnight zone, and twilight zone usually at depths of 6,665 m (21,867 ft). It is rarely seen, but believed to be widespread throughout the world, with the exception of the Arctic Ocean.

Etymology

From this animal's large size and ghostly appearance.

Inflected Forms

giant phantom jellies (plural)

Questions

What does giant phantom jelly mean?
A species of deep-sea jellyfish, Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly found in the ocean's midnight zone, and twilight zone usually at depths of 6,665 m (21,867 ft). It is rarely seen, but believed to be widespread throughout the world, with the exception of the Arctic Ocean.
Where does giant phantom jelly come from?
From this animal's large size and ghostly appearance.

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