jellyfish

[ jel-ee-fish ]

/ ˈdʒɛl iˌfɪʃ /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) jel·ly·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jel·ly·fish·es.

any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.

Informal. a person without strong resolve or stamina; an indecisive or weak person.

Origin of jellyfish

1700–10; 1910–15 for def. 2; jelly + fish

Words nearby jellyfish

jelly baby, jelly bag, jellybean, jelly coat, jelly doughnut, jellyfish, jelly fungus, jelly mould, jelly roll, jelutong, jemadar

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Example sentences from the Web for jellyfish

His first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes, debuted last year and was set in a town near a threatening nuclear power plant.
Takashi Murakami’s Art From Disaster|Justin Jones|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fish are too smart, big, fast, and numerous for jellyfish to come anywhere close to getting an upper hand.
Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault|Lisa-ann Gershwin|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Does the abundance of jellyfish in the ocean pose a threat to us?
Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault|Lisa-ann Gershwin|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And so, quietly, notch by notch, jellyfish continue to inherit damaged ecosystems.
Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault|Lisa-ann Gershwin|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Jellyfish blooms are the visible evidence that something is out of balance.
Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault|Lisa-ann Gershwin|June 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Directly afterwards we found ourselves in a shoal of medusas or jellyfish.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
I am a jellyfish, a huge, gross mass of oscillating protoplasm, a—a..
The Night-Born|Jack London
By the time he was twenty-seven the only living thing that could be said to have served him as a model was the jellyfish.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
By this I mean that it leaves a trace in the physical realm, like a jellyfish that leaves a glowing trail in its wake.
The Revolutions of Time|Jonathan Dunn
It is of interest to consider a common animal like the jellyfish Aurelia.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for jellyfish

jellyfish

/ (ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any marine medusoid coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, having a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body with trailing tentacles

any other medusoid coelenterate

informal a weak indecisive person

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for jellyfish

jellyfish

[ jĕl′ē-fĭsh′ ]

n. pl. jellyfish

Any of numerous marine coelenterates of the class Scyphozoa, some poisonous species of which, notably the Portuguese man-of-war, produce a toxin that can be injected into the skin by nematocysts on the tentacles, causing linear wheals.

Any of various similar or related coelenterates.

单词	jellyfish
释义	jellyfish [ jel-ee-fish ] / ˈdʒɛl iˌfɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jellyfish ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural (especially collectively) jel·ly·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jel·ly·fish·es. any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa. Informal. a person without strong resolve or stamina; an indecisive or weak person. Origin of jellyfish 1700–10; 1910–15 for def. 2; jelly + fish Words nearby jellyfish jelly baby, jelly bag, jellybean, jelly coat, jelly doughnut, jellyfish, jelly fungus, jelly mould, jelly roll, jelutong, jemadar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jellyfish His first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes, debuted last year and was set in a town near a threatening nuclear power plant. Takashi Murakami’s Art From Disaster\|Justin Jones\|November 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Fish are too smart, big, fast, and numerous for jellyfish to come anywhere close to getting an upper hand. Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault\|Lisa-ann Gershwin\|June 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Does the abundance of jellyfish in the ocean pose a threat to us? Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault\|Lisa-ann Gershwin\|June 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And so, quietly, notch by notch, jellyfish continue to inherit damaged ecosystems. Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault\|Lisa-ann Gershwin\|June 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Jellyfish blooms are the visible evidence that something is out of balance. Beware at the Beach, the Jellyfish Rule the Seas and It’s Our Fault\|Lisa-ann Gershwin\|June 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Directly afterwards we found ourselves in a shoal of medusas or jellyfish. My First Voyage to Southern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston I am a jellyfish, a huge, gross mass of oscillating protoplasm, a—a.. The Night-Born\|Jack London By the time he was twenty-seven the only living thing that could be said to have served him as a model was the jellyfish. Where the Pavement Ends\|John Russell By this I mean that it leaves a trace in the physical realm, like a jellyfish that leaves a glowing trail in its wake. The Revolutions of Time\|Jonathan Dunn It is of interest to consider a common animal like the jellyfish Aurelia. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)\|J. Arthur Thomson British Dictionary definitions for jellyfish jellyfish / (ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes any marine medusoid coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, having a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body with trailing tentacles any other medusoid coelenterate informal a weak indecisive person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to jellyfish jumpy, afraid, uncertain, concerned, suspicious, doubtful, uneasy, uptight, jittery, fearful, anxious, startled, panicky, unnerved, spooked, wimp, coward, crybaby, pushover, petrified Medical definitions for jellyfish jellyfish [ jĕl′ē-fĭsh′ ] n. pl. jellyfish Any of numerous marine coelenterates of the class Scyphozoa, some poisonous species of which, notably the Portuguese man-of-war, produce a toxin that can be injected into the skin by nematocysts on the tentacles, causing linear wheals. Any of various similar or related coelenterates. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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jellyfish

noun, plural (especially collectively) jel·ly·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jel·ly·fish·es.

Origin of jellyfish

Words nearby jellyfish

Example sentences from the Web for jellyfish

British Dictionary definitions for jellyfish

noun plural -fish or -fishes

Words related to jellyfish

Medical definitions for jellyfish

n. pl. jellyfish