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See also: jelly-fish and jelly fish
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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.
- A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
- A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
- A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
- A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
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- alarm jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
Translations[edit]
aquatic animal
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