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sea blubber en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A jellyfish; a medusa.
2. (countable, uncountable) A lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata).
   • The venomous golden-or reddish-brown sea blubber (or lion's mane) jellyfish Cyanea capillata occurs in large numbers within coastal waters. […] The sea blubber, compass, and cabbage bleb jellyfishes also may sting. 1984, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) for the North Sea and Baltic Sea, page 111:
   • GENUS Cyanea / C. arctica, the sun-jelly or sea-blubber. This is the largest jellyfish known. Some individuals measure seven and a half feet across the disk and have tentacles more than one hundred feet long. 1903, Augusta Foote Arnold, The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide: A Guide to the Study of the Seaweeds and the Lower Animal Life Found Between Tide-marks, page 138:
   • No less remarkable for its beauty is Cyanea fulva. This species may well be termed the "little brown brother" of the more widely known C. arctica, or sea blubber, the largest jellyfish in existence. 1923, William Crowder, Dwellers of the Sea and Shore:

Forms

Synonyms

carvel

Translations (4)

de Gelbe Haarqualle (Cyanea capillata) · fi hiusmeduusa (Cyanea capillata) · ca medusa cabellera de lleó (Cyanea capillata) · fo levsa (Cyanea capillata)