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jellyfish

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛlɪfɪʃ/
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Definition of jellyfish

noun (plural same or jellyfishes)

  • 1a free-swimming marine coelenterate with a jelly-like bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.
    • Classes Scyphozoa and Cubozoa
  • 2 informal a feeble person.

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Definition of jellyfish in the US English dictionary