moon jelly

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moon jelly

noun moon jellies

A globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita. 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.
Similar: common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, saucer jelly

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@misc{moon_jelly_2026,
  title = {moon jelly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moon%20jelly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}