jellyfish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelō ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Early Medieval Latin gelāta Old French geleebor. Middle English gele English jelly Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English jellyfish From jelly + fish. From being an aquatic creature (i.e. fish) that is gelatinous (“jelly”). Despite the name, jellyfish are not biologically classified as fish. The term appeared in the mid-19th century and displaced various older terms such as sea jelly (now much less common), blubber/sea blubber, nettle/sea nettle (both now referring to specific jellyfish species), and, in scientific literature, medusa.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
There are asexual variants among all sorts of creatures, including jellyfish, dandelions, lichens and lizards.
2018 April 24, John Launer, “Do We Even Need Men?”, in Literary Hub:A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.
2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins, volume 7, →DOI:
- (countable, uncountable) An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. ▸ Any of various species of cnidarians in the subphylum Medusozoa, including box jellyfish (class Cubozoa), true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa), and certain hydrozoans.
- (countable, especially, uncountable) An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. ▸ Any of various species of cnidarians in the subphylum Medusozoa, including box jellyfish (class Cubozoa), true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa), and certain hydrozoans. ▸ The medusa phase of these animals rather than a younger life stage.
- (countable, uncountable) An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. ▸ A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies).
- (countable, uncountable) A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely four rows and four columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, qualifier:space flight, uncountable) Ellipsis of space jellyfish
alt of space jellyfish
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jellyfish | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| jellyfishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
smack (animals)
Deriveds
jellyfish baby · Nomura's jellyfish · Irukandji jellyfish · jellyfish tree · moon jellyfish · common jellyfish · cabbagehead jellyfish · compound jellyfish · jellyfish galaxy · jellyfishy · mushroom jellyfish · space jellyfish · immortal jellyfish · arctic red jellyfish · helmet jellyfish · compass jellyfish · jellyfish itch · jellyfishlike · crown jellyfish · box jellyfish · barrel jellyfish · jellyfish UFO · cigar jellyfish · blubber jellyfish · blue blubber jellyfish · giant jellyfish · purple-striped jellyfish · cannonball jellyfish · fried-egg jellyfish · lion's mane jellyfish · stalked jellyfish · Atolla jellyfish · alarm jellyfish · thimble jellyfish · flame jellyfish · rocket jellyfish · blue bottle jellyfish
Descendants
Relateds
Synonyms
sea jelly · sea jelly · jelly · jelly · jelly · sea jelly · jelly · sea jelly
Translations (169)
de Meduse (aquatic animal) · ja すいぼ (aquatic animal) · gv smug rauney (aquatic animal) · gv slouree (aquatic animal) · az meduza (aquatic animal) · cy slefren fôr (aquatic animal) · ko 해파리 (aquatic animal) · hy մեդուզա (aquatic animal) · mn медуз (aquatic animal) · bg медуза (sudoku technique) · de Qualle (aquatic animal) · sl meduza (aquatic animal) · la halipleumon (aquatic animal) · grc ἁλιπλεύμων (aquatic animal) · ro meduză (aquatic animal) · th กะพรุน (aquatic animal) · ast aguamala (aquatic animal) · es malagua (aquatic animal) · ky медуза (aquatic animal) · tk meduza (aquatic animal) · nl kwal (aquatic animal) · scn bromu (aquatic animal) · esu egaarniq (aquatic animal) · cy cont fôr (aquatic animal) · qu kachu k'arachiq (aquatic animal) · hi जेलिफ़िश (aquatic animal) · lo ແມງກະພົນ (aquatic animal) · es aguaviva (aquatic animal) · esu masaaq (aquatic animal) · ja 水母 (aquatic animal) · fy kwab (aquatic animal) · hi गिजगिजिया (aquatic animal) · gv skeeah rauney (aquatic animal) · mi kakaru moana (aquatic animal) · rsk медуза (aquatic animal) · esu nuayaaq (aquatic animal) · mi tepetepe (aquatic animal) · chr ᏩᏂᎨ ᎠᏣᏗ (aquatic animal) · br morgaoulenn (aquatic animal) · ast celentereu (aquatic animal) · esu itulek (aquatic animal) · id ubur-ubur (aquatic animal) · af jellievis (aquatic animal) · km ជំពុលទឹក (aquatic animal) · es aguamar (aquatic animal) · ta சொறிமுட்டை (aquatic animal) · ga smugairle róin (aquatic animal) · uk меду́за (aquatic animal) · lb Jelliskapp (aquatic animal) · sh meduza (aquatic animal) · cmn 水母 (aquatic animal) · lt medūza (aquatic animal) · ti ዓሳ ለግለግ (aquatic animal) · yue 水母 (aquatic animal) · ka მედუზა (aquatic animal) · ca medusa (aquatic animal) · mi kūreperepe moana (aquatic animal) · es acafelo (aquatic animal) · es ortiga marina (aquatic animal) · mt brama (aquatic animal) · ab медуза (aquatic animal) · sk medúza (aquatic animal) · af kwal (aquatic animal) · cy cont y môr (aquatic animal) · lv medūza (aquatic animal) · gv slumm (aquatic animal) · pon liht (aquatic animal) · uz meduza (aquatic animal) · he מֶדוּזָה (aquatic animal) · fr méduse (aquatic animal) · lo ກະພົນ (aquatic animal) · coo q̓ʊpɬanačaɬ (aquatic animal) · izh meduza (aquatic animal) · br blonegenn-vor (aquatic animal) · ru меду́за (aquatic animal) · el τσούχτρα (aquatic animal) · la pulmo (aquatic animal) · et millimallikas (aquatic animal) · tr medüz (aquatic animal) · bn জেলিফিশ (aquatic animal) · ms ampai-ampai (aquatic animal) · lut kəlapχʷəlč (aquatic animal) · war bantol (aquatic animal) · vi sứa (aquatic animal) · kmr bûka deryayê (aquatic animal) · ms ubur-ubur (aquatic animal) · nv jélii łóóʼ (aquatic animal) · th แมงกะพรุน (aquatic animal) · bg медуза (life stage of a cnidarian) · yue 海蜇 (aquatic animal) · az dəniz anası (aquatic animal) · es ortiga de mar (aquatic animal) · kxd ubur-ubur (aquatic animal) · kmr medûsa (aquatic animal) · be меду́за (aquatic animal) · gd sgeoldair (aquatic animal) · ar قِنْدِيل الْبَحْر (aquatic animal) · mi petipeti (aquatic animal) · az dəniz göbələyi (aquatic animal) · si ලොඩි (aquatic animal) · ca borm (aquatic animal) · bcl palit (aquatic animal) · gl medusa (aquatic animal) · jv uwur-uwur (aquatic animal) · da vandmand (aquatic animal) · eu marmoka (aquatic animal) · pt medusa (aquatic animal) · ur جیلِیفِش (aquatic animal) · haw pololia (aquatic animal) · mel buboh (aquatic animal) · kmr pişemasî (aquatic animal) · gv skeeah ny muc varrey (aquatic animal) · kw morgowlesen (aquatic animal) · ps مېډوسا (aquatic animal) · km ខ្ញែរសមុទ្រ (aquatic animal) · ja 海月 (aquatic animal) · ilo karominas (aquatic animal) · sq kandil deti (aquatic animal) · eo meduzo (aquatic animal) · si ජෙලිෆිෂ් (aquatic animal) · pt água-viva (aquatic animal) · mic sasap (aquatic animal) · mi maremaretai (aquatic animal) · ml കടല്ച്ചൊറി (aquatic animal) · it medusa (aquatic animal) · bg меду́за (aquatic animal) · gd sgoldrach (aquatic animal) · tg медуза (aquatic animal) · as সাগৰীয়া ছাতি (aquatic animal) · id ampai-ampai (aquatic animal) · kqr bolung (aquatic animal) · ms obor-obor (aquatic animal) · nb manet (aquatic animal) · da brandmand (aquatic animal) · ug مېدۇزا (aquatic animal) · ast veleru (aquatic animal) · pl meduza (aquatic animal) · io meduzo (aquatic animal) · as জেলীমাছ (aquatic animal) · ty paʻipaʻi (aquatic animal) · sh медуза (aquatic animal) · et meduus (aquatic animal) · ja クラゲ (aquatic animal) · sv manet (aquatic animal) · tr denizanası (aquatic animal) · ast marmoca (aquatic animal) · yi מעדוזע (aquatic animal) · mk медуза (aquatic animal) · ar قِنْدِيل (aquatic animal) · cs medúza (aquatic animal) · str SȽW̱EM¸Í¸ḴSEN (aquatic animal) · is marglytta (aquatic animal) · my ငါးဖန်ခွက် (aquatic animal) · acw قَنْديل (aquatic animal) · da gople (aquatic animal) · cmn 海蜇 (aquatic animal) · kk медуза (aquatic animal) · tr pelte (aquatic animal) · mi kūreperepe-ā-tai (aquatic animal) · bcl salabay (aquatic animal) · ia medusa (aquatic animal) · tl dikya (aquatic animal) · hu medúza (aquatic animal) · pt alforreca (aquatic animal) · el μέδουσα (aquatic animal) · gl augamar (aquatic animal) · fi meduusa (aquatic animal) · es aguamala (aquatic animal) · ta இழுது (aquatic animal)