jellyfish

[jel-ee-fish]

jel·ly·fish

[jel-ee-fish]
noun, plural (especially collectively) jel·ly·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jel·ly·fish·es.
1.
any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
2.
Informal. a person without strong resolve or stamina; an indecisive or weak person.

Origin:
1700–10; 1910–15 for def. 2; jelly + fish
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jellyfish (ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ)
 
n , pl -fish, -fishes
1.  any marine medusoid coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, having a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body with trailing tentacles
2.  any other medusoid coelenterate
3.  informal a weak indecisive person

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jellyfish jel·ly·fish (jěl'ē-fĭsh')
n. pl jellyfish or jel·ly·fish·es

  1. 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.

  2. Any of various similar or related coelenterates.

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