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jellyfish

See also: jelly-fish and jelly fish

English

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A sea nettle, a type of jellyfish

Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gel-
    Latin gelū
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Latin gelō
    Proto-Italic *-ātos
    Latin -ātus
    Latin -āta
    Early Medieval Latin gelātabor.
    Old French geleebor.
    Middle English gele
    English jelly
    English fish
    English jellyfish

    From jelly +‎ fish.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/
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    Noun

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    jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)

    1. An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
      Synonym: jelly
      1. A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
        1. A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (true jellies).
      2. A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies).
    2. 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.

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