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gelatinous

[juh-lat-n-uhs] / dʒəˈlæt n əs /


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The ejected photo was for a short while, Samaras discovered, gelatinous and manipulable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The last time these researchers spotted this type of “extraordinary octopus,” the creature was also holding part of a jellyfish, which at the time helped scientists understand its surprising diet of gelatinous animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

His first big win was a tapioca substitute nicknamed “Mitchell’s mud”—a gelatinous, starchy blend designed to keep soldiers full in the field.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

“Smell good,” Rep. Golden offered about the gelatinous, sugary body parts.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2025

He began to see her as an enormous container that held a formless, gelatinous mass that he was unable to view as his own child.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende