Irukandji
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Irukandji — may refer to: *Irukandji people or Yirrganydji people, a group of Australian Aborigines *Irukandji jellyfish, a species of small, extremely venomous jellyfishee also*Irukandji syndrome, resulting from the jellyfish sting … Wikipedia
Irukandji — bezeichnet einen Aborigines Stamm in Nordaustralien; siehe Irukandji (Aborigines) das Irukandji Syndrom eine Gruppe von z.T. nicht direkt miteinander verwandten Würfelquallenarten ( Irukandji Gruppe ), wie Carukia barnesi, Carukia shinju, Malo… … Deutsch Wikipedia
irukandji — /ir ə kanˈjē/ noun An Australasian jellyfish (Carukia barnesi) with an extremely poisonous sting ORIGIN: After the Irukandji people of N Queensland … Useful english dictionary
Irukandji syndrome — is a condition induced by envenomization through the sting of Carukia barnesi , the Irukandji jellyfish, and other cubozoans.cite journal | author = Little M, P Pereira, T Carrette, J Seymour | title = Jellyfish Responsible for Irukandji Syndrome … Wikipedia
Irukandji Jellyfish — Taxobox |name = Irukandji jellyfish regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Cubozoa ordo = Cubomedusae familia = Carybdeidae genus = Carukia species = C. barnesi binomial = Carukia barnesi binomial authority = Southcott, 1967Taxobox name=… … Wikipedia
Irukandji-Syndrom — Das Irukandji Syndrom (Southcott schlug 1967 den Namen Carukiosis vor, der sich jedoch nicht durchsetzen konnte) ist eine Vergiftung des menschlichen Organismus durch Nesselgifte einer kleinen Gruppe von Würfelquallen (Cubozoa). Die Vergiftung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Irukandji syndrome (sting) — Ir·u·kand·ji syndrome (sting) (ir″u kanґje) [Irukandji, an aboriginal tribe in the vicinity of Cairns, Queensland, Australia] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Irukandji jellyfish — /ɪrəkændʒi ˈdʒɛlifɪʃ/ (say iruhkanji jeleefish) noun a small jellyfish, Carukia barnesi, the sting of which results in the Irukandji syndrome. {the name of an Aboriginal people who once lived near Cairns} …
Irukandji syndrome — /ɪrəˈkændʒi sɪndroʊm/ (say iruh kanji sindrohm) noun a potentially fatal syndrome which results from being stung by the Irukandji jellyfish; characterised by severe backache and headache, shooting pains in the chest and abdomen, and, in some… …
Irukandji sting — see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
