moon jelly

English

Noun

moon jelly (plural moon jellies)

1. A globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita. [from 20th c.]

   Synonyms: common jellyfish, moon jellyfish, saucer jelly

   • 2014, Theo Tait, ‘Water-Borne Zombies’, London Review of Books, volume 36, number 5:

     In 1998, a swarm of large Aurelia (the standard moon jelly)​ moved into Big Glory Bay off New Zealand’s South Island, and killed 56,000 three-kilo salmon in their pens within half an hour.