box jellyfish

noun

variants or less commonly box jelly

: any of various cube-shaped jellyfishes (class Cubozoa) of tropical and warm marine waters that inflict a painful and sometimes fatal sting

especially : 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) : sea wasp

Found in the waters off northern Australia, the box jellyfish … is not the only marine invertebrate to use venom, but it is the possessor of arguably the most lethal venom in the world. —

Jamie Seymour

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To try to solve this puzzle, the researchers turned to the gene-editing tool CRISPR—which also aided in the discovery of an antidote for box jellyfish venom five years ago. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024 But like box jellyfish, which are nasty, nasty and are painful stings are starting to show up. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 Life Jellyfish surprise scientists by learning without a brain Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment. —

Big Think, 24 June 2024 Jack Barnes, a Queensland physician, eventually narrowed down the suspects to a species of tiny, nearly transparent box jellyfish. —

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2017 See all Example Sentences for box jellyfish