jellyfish
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See also: jelly-fish and jelly fish
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[edit]jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)
- An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
- Synonym: jelly
- 2015 June 18, Mahdokht Jouiaei et al., “Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins”, in Toxins[1], volume 7, :
- A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.
- 2018 April 24, John Launer, “Do We Even Need Men?”, in Literary Hub[2]:
- There are asexual variants among all sorts of creatures, including jellyfish, dandelions, lichens and lizards.
- 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.
- (especially) The medusa phase of these animals rather than a younger life stage.
- A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies).
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]- alarm jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
- arctic red jellyfish
- Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
- barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo)
- blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus)
- blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus)
- blue bottle jellyfish (Physalia physalis)
- box jellyfish (class Cubozoa)
- cabbagehead jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
- cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
- common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
- compass jellyfish
- compound jellyfish (order Siphonophora)
- crown jellyfish (order Coronatae)
- flame jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum)
- fried-egg jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata, Phacellophora camtschatica)
- giant jellyfish (Cyanea spp.)
- helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla)
- immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
- Irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi, Malo spp.)
- jellyfish itch (caused by Linuche unguiculata)
- jellyfish baby
- jellyfish galaxy
- jellyfish tree
- jellyfishlike
- jellyfishy
- lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea spp.)
- moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
- mushroom jellyfish (Rhopilema verrilli)
- Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai)
- purple-striped jellyfish (Pelagia spp.)
- stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa)
- thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata)
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[edit]aquatic animal
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