jellyfish
[ jel-ee-fish ]
/ ˈdʒɛl iˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) jel·ly·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jel·ly·fish·es.
any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
Informal.
a person without strong resolve or stamina; an indecisive or weak person.
Words nearby jellyfish
jelly doughnut,
jelly fungus,
jelly mould,
jelly roll,
jellybean,
jellyfish,
jelutong,
jemadar,
jemappes,
jembe,
jemima
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British Dictionary definitions for jellyfish
jellyfish
/ (ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any marine medusoid coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, having a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body with trailing tentacles
any other medusoid coelenterate
informal
a weak indecisive person
Medical definitions for jellyfish
jellyfish
[ jĕl′ē-fĭsh′ ]
n. pl. jellyfish
Any of numerous marine coelenterates of the class Scyphozoa, some poisonous species of which, notably the Portuguese man-of-war, produce a toxin that can be injected into the skin by nematocysts on the tentacles, causing linear wheals.
Any of various similar or related coelenterates.