Jellyfish (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The beach was closed due to a large influx of jellyfish washing up on the shore.
- Jellyfish have been on the planet for at least 650 million years, making them one of the oldest living things on Earth.
- While snorkeling in the Caribbean, I saw a giant jellyfish floating near the coral reef.
- The jellyfish's stinging tentacles can paralyze its prey, allowing it to capture and digest small fish and plankton.
- In some Asian cultures, jellyfish are considered a delicacy and are served raw or dried as a snack.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.