Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

  2. An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

    (countable, uncountable)Any of various species of cnidarians in the subphylum Medusozoa, including box jellyfish (class Cubozoa), true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa), and certain hydrozoans.

  3. Any of various species of cnidarians in the subphylum Medusozoa, including box jellyfish (class Cubozoa), true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa), and certain hydrozoans.

    (countable, especially, uncountable)The medusa phase of these animals rather than a younger life stage.

  4. An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

    (countable, uncountable)A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies).

  5. (countable, uncountable)A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely four rows and four columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.

More definitions
  • any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
  • large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles

Examples

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  1. A jellyfish stung Tom.

    Тома вжалила медуза.

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  2. It's a jellyfish.

    Це медуза.

    ruЭто медуза.

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  3. Tom got stung by a jellyfish.

    ruТома ужалила медуза.

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  4. Tom was stung by a jellyfish.

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  5. I got stung by a jellyfish.

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