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Jellyfish definition

jĕlē-fĭsh
jellyfishes
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Any of numerous usually free-swimming marine cnidarians of the class Scyphozoa, characteristically having a gelatinous, tentacled, often bell-shaped medusa stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle.
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Any of various free-swimming, mostly marine cnidarians (esp. class Scyphozoa) with a body made up largely of jellylike substance and shaped like an umbrella: it has long, hanging tentacles with stinging cells on them.
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(informal) One who lacks force of character; a weakling.
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Any of numerous usually free-swimming marine cnidarians of the class Scyphozoa, characteristically having a gelatinous, tentacled, often bell-shaped medusa stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle.
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Any of various similar or related cnidarians.
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(zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
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Any of various similar or related cnidarians.
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(informal) A weak-willed person.
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jellyfish
Plural:
jellyfishes

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Jellyfish Sentence Examples

  • Click the right arrow as the jellyfish to the right pass into the dotted line, the down arrow as the jellyfish in the center get to the dotted line, and the left arrow as the jellyfish to the left approach the center of the dotted line.

  • Jellyfish venom is delivered by barbs called nematocysts, which are located on the creature's tentacles and penetrate the skin of people who brush up against them.

  • The hard skeleton of coral is built by a community of animals related to jellyfish, coral polyps.

  • The more accurate you are about hitting the buttons when the jellyfish are in the center of the dotted line, the more points you earn to build up your trick meter to the far left of the play screen.

  • My Chinese boyfriend made me eat jellyfish Oh the joys of going for Dim Sum!

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