jellyfish

== English == === Etymology === From jelly +‎ fish. From being an aquatic creature (i.e. fish) that is gelatinous (“jelly”). Despite the name, jellyfish are not biologically classified as fish. The term appeared in the mid-19th century and displaced various older terms such as sea jelly (now much less common), blubber/sea blubber, nettle/sea nettle (both now referring to specific jellyfish species), and, in scientific literature, medusa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛlifɪʃ Hyphenation: jel‧ly‧fish === Noun === 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. Synonyms: jelly, sea jelly 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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Navajo: jélii łóóʼ (calque) ==== Translations ==== === See also ===