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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several box jellyfish having potent toxins in their tentacles, especially Chironex fleckeri of Australia, which can deliver a fatal sting.

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  • noun A deadly marine stinging box jellyfish found in north east Australia and South East Asia, especially Chironex fleckeri.

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