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jellyfish

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jellyfish
Marine coelenterates (class Hydrozoa) including some poisonous species, notably Physalia, the Portuguese man-of-war; toxin is injected into the skin by nematocysts on the tentacles, causing linear wheals. SYN: jelly (2).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

  
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