sea nettle

noun

1. any large, stinging jellyfish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea nettle¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

A sea nettle hitting me in the face couldn’t have stung worse.

From Literature

Hundreds of maroon sea nettle jellyfish drifted under the boat, and dolphin pods followed our wake.

From Washington Post

While moon jellies usually don’t sting, another kind of jellyfish called the Pacific sea nettle does sting — sometimes even after it’s dead.

From Seattle Times

He began to amass a long list of other potential dangers, including hypothermia, hyperthermia, exposure, mass calorie deficit, the great white shark, the oceanic whitecap shark, the Portuguese-man-of-war and another jellyfish, the Atlantic sea nettle.

From The Guardian

The jelly- fish community is upside down, too, with a complete shift underway from predominantly Pacific sea nettle, to the much smaller water jelly.

From Seattle Times