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Definition of jellyfish
1a : a free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible marginal tentacles studded with stinging cellsb : siphonophorec : ctenophore
2 : a person lacking backbone or firmness
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Examples of jellyfish in a Sentence
a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad
Recent Examples of jellyfish from the Web
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Sea lice Irritating rash is seldom harmful Sea lice are not insects but baby thimble jellyfish.
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In this video, shot by marine biologist Johnny Gaskell, a young green sea turtle munches on a jellyfish in the shallow waters around Hook Island, Queensland, in Australia’s famous Great Barrier Reef.
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Most of the Gulf is a barren desert, empty sand and little else but jellyfish and starfish.
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Now her colleagues will crochet 700+ jellyfish for preemies in her memory At first, the experts in Fort Wayne diagnosed the lesion as a cancerous mole.
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Hear a silly story and create a colorful jellyfish, 10-11 a.m., P.C. Grommetts, Pacific City, 21034 PCH.
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Their journey through the ocean includes sharks, sea turtles, jellyfish and other sea creatures.
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In addition to sea life such as sharks and jellyfish, there is hyperthermia (too cold) and hypothermia (overheating), waves, currents and the mental stamina required to stay focused and avoid panic.
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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), like other hormones produced in the pituitary, is ancient; it is evolutionarily conserved and found even in organisms like jellyfishes, corals, and sea anemones.
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First Known Use of jellyfish
1841
JELLYFISH Defined for English Language Learners
jellyfish
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: a sea animal that has a very soft body and that can sting
JELLYFISH Defined for Kids
jellyfish
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: a free-swimming sea animal related to the corals that has a nearly transparent jellylike body shaped like a saucer and tentacles with stinging cells
Medical Dictionary
jellyfish
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: a free-swimming marine coelenterate that is the sexually reproducing form of a hydrozoan or scyphozoan and has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and extensible marginal tentacles studded with stinging cells
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