Jellyfish

Quick meaning: Jellyfish is a noun meaning An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

Meaning

An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

More Meanings

1. 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.

Example Sentences

There are asexual variants among all sorts of creatures, including jellyfish, dandelions, lichens and lizards.

A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities.

Word Forms

• jellyfishes

Synonyms for jellyfish

Depending on context, synonyms include jelly, man-of-war, medusa, medusan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include medusan, medusa, man-of-war, envenomation, spineless, aurelia.

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