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jellyfish

[jel-ee-fish] / ˈdʒɛl iˌfɪʃ /








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The researchers also noted that jellyfish, which diverged from humans about 600 to 700 million years ago, possess two nervous systems positioned at different ends of their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Lucas said lion's manes "occasionally" reach the Welsh coast later in the summer or autumn, according to jellyfish sightings recorded by the public, but their main habitat in the UK was Scotland.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

At first, postdoctoral researcher Olívia Soares Pereira thought the vehicle had come across a jellyfish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

A massive influx of jellyfish has led to the partial shutdown of a nuclear reactor in northern France.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Every night, we’d pop one of them into the DVD player and I’d fall asleep to the sound of some guy with an English accent talking about meerkats or koalas or jellyfish.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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

Both squishy and elastic, jellyfishes can snap like a rubber band over a short periods of time span and ooze like goo over longer periods.

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

There are of course a great number of animals—such as jellyfishes, and other animals—without any hard parts, of which we cannot reasonably expect to find any traces whatever: there is nothing of them to preserve.

From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Thomas Henry Huxley




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