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jellyfish

noun

jel·​ly·​fish ˈje-lē-ˌfish How to pronounce jellyfish (audio)
1
a
: the typically free-swimming, bell-shaped, usually sexually-reproducing solitary or colonial form of a cnidarian in which the whorls of tentacles lined with nematocysts arise and hang down from the margin of the nearly transparent, gelatinous bell : medusa
especially : a large medusa characteristic of the siphonophores and scyphozoans (such as the sea nettle or box jellyfish)
2
: a person lacking backbone or firmness

Illustration of jellyfish

Illustration of jellyfish
  • jellyfish 1a

Example Sentences

a jellyfish who was afraid to tell her boss that her latest brainstorm was just plain bad
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Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of jellyfish was in 1818

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