Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moon jelly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: moon -jel-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita.

Example Sentences

"In 1998, a swarm of large Aurelia (the standard moon jelly) moved into Big Glory Bay off New Zealand’s South Island, and killed 56,000 three-kilo salmon in their pens within half an hour."

Inflected Forms

moon jellies (plural)

Synonyms

common jellyfish moon jellyfish saucer jelly

Questions

What does moon jelly mean?: A globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita.

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