jellyfish
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iˌfɪʃ 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.
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| —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
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.
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In addition to wine-marinated chicken, braised sliced beef and jellyfish, there are three really unusual dishes.
Already, human impacts on the ocean are large, from spurring jellyfish to dominate to boosting algae blooms and dead zones.
Few marine creatures are as mysterious and intimidating as jellyfish.
Then, frustrated with the hunt, he turned to jellyfish.
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