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mauve stinger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
mau-ve stinger
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells.

Etymology

From its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of the jellyfish).

Inflected Forms

mauve stingers (plural)

Synonyms

purple-striped jelly purple stinger purple people eater purple jellyfish luminous jellyfish night-light jellyfish

Questions

What does mauve stinger mean?
Pelagia noctiluca, a species of vibrantly-colored bioluminescent jellyfish covered in stinging cells.
Where does mauve stinger come from?
From its stinging cells, which it employs in both its tentacles and bell (the "cap" of the jellyfish).

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