sea wasp
noun
: an extremely venomous box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) of Australia that has a bell that may reach over 11 inches (28 centimeters) in width with tentacles that may reach a length of over 78 inches (2 meters)
Among Cubomedusae, or box jellyfish, the sea wasp—Chironex fleckeri—can kill you in three minutes flat.
Polly Shulman
Polly Shulman
Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sea wasp
noun
: any of various scyphozoan jellyfishes (order or suborder Cubomedusae) of tropical waters that inflict a painful and sometimes fatal sting
called also box jellyfish
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