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jel⋅ly⋅fish
[jel-ee-fish] 
–noun, plural (especially collectively
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, esp. 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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| jel·ly·fish (jěl'ē-fĭsh') n. pl. jellyfish or jel·ly·fish·es
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Jellyfish
Jel"ly*fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.
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Language Translation for : jellyfish
Spanish:
medusa,
German:
die Qualle,
Japanese:
くらげ
Main Entry: jel·ly·fish
Pronunciation: 'jel-E-"fish
Function: noun
: a free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing formof a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensile marginal tentacles studded with stinging cells
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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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