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jellyfish

[jel-ee-fish] / ˈdʒɛl iˌfɪʃ /








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Her face was concealed by a veil, a wide-brim hat and a white parasol that she said was inspired by an image of a jellyfish that excited her 2-year-old daughter.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Here you might spy a lion’s mane jellyfish, whose stinging tentacles have been known to grow more than 100 feet, longer than the length of a basketball court.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait at night, a tiny crab clings to a drifting jellyfish.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

Creatures without hard shells or bones, such as jellyfish, almost never survive in the fossil record.

From Science Daily Jan. 27, 2026

Then the others joined in, all fluffing and rolling around, looking like their bones had melted away, like jellyfish chickens, clouds of dust everywhere, clucking their contentment.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

These showed body plans different from any animals alive today, although some seem to be related to worms and jellyfishes.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2018

“We need to clearly acknowledge that jellyfishes and other gelatinous organisms may be a regular prey for a variety of marine predators.”

From National Geographic Sep. 15, 2017

When jellyfishes move, their tissue alternates between these states of tautness and gooeyness.

From Scientific American Jun. 24, 2015

Expect giraffes and zebras, but also Komodo dragons, jellyfishes and newts for a dash of originality.

From The Guardian Feb. 1, 2013

They are most highly developed in the tentacles of jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actiniæ.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg




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