beroe

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a transparent, often iridescent marine comb jelly of the genus Beroe, with a rounded or thimble-shaped body

   A nearly transparent beroe drifted through the plankton net.

From New Latin Beroe, the genus name, from Latin Beroe, the name of a sea nymph in classical mythology. The zoological name is also written Beroë, with a diaeresis over the final e, especially in older works.

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