jellyfish definition

English

Etymology

From jelly +‎ fish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

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Noun

jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)

1. An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

   Synonym: jelly

   1. A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
      1. A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
   2. A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
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Derived terms

• alarm jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
• Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
• barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo)
• blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus)
• blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus)
• blue bottle jellyfish (Physalia physalis)
• box jellyfish (class Cubozoa)
• cabbagehead jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
• cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
• common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
• compass jellyfish
• compound jellyfish (order Siphonophora)
• crown jellyfish (order Coronatae)
• flame jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum)
• fried-egg jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata, Phacellophora camtschatica)
• giant jellyfish (Cyanea spp.)
• helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla)
• immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
• Irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi, Malo spp.)
• jellyfish itch (caused by Linuche unguiculata)
• jellyfish baby
• jellyfish galaxy
• jellyfish tree
• jellyfishy
• lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea spp.)
• moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
• mushroom jellyfish (Rhopilema verrilli)
• Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai)
• purple-striped jellyfish (Pelagia spp.)
• stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa)
• thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata)

Translations

See also

• medusa

Further reading

• jellyfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia