comb jelly

noun

: ctenophore

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This team wasn’t the first to discover comb jellies’ spooky fusion trick. — Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024 The presence of comb jellies and a marine plankton called dinoflagellates give the water a shimmering blue-green glow. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026 These lineages, which contain the comb jellies, the sea sponges, and other ocean creatures such as jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones, comprise some of the Earth’s simplest animals. — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2025 During clear-bottom kayak trips with outfitters like BK Adventure, travelers can watch pops of glowing teal bejewel the inky water—the result of millions of tiny light-producing dinoflagellates and comb jellies reacting to movement. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comb jelly

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First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comb jelly was circa 1889

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