jellyball

noun

jel·​ly·​ball ˈje-lē-ˌbȯl 

variants or jelly ball

plural jellyballs or jelly balls

: cannonball jellyfish

An aggregation of fish were spotted on the surface frantically working on what turned out to be a cannonball jellyfish—what shrimpers and fishermen refer to as jellyballs.

—Tommy Braswell, Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 4 July 2004

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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