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sea wasp

American

noun

any of various highly poisonous stinging jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, of tropical seas.

sea wasp British

noun

another name for box jellyfish

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Etymology

Origin of sea wasp

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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Bologna thinks this species of box jellyfish, or sea wasp, is a Tamoya haplonema, which delivers a sting that causes severe discomfort but isn’t deadly.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2014

With roomy decks, her guns of mighty strength, Whose low-laid mouths each mounting billow laves, Deep in her draught, and warlike in her length, She seems a sea wasp flying on the waves.

From The Buccaneer A Tale by Hall, S. C., Mrs.

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