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JEL-eef-ish/ˈdʒelifɪʃ/

A jellyfish is a soft sea animal with a round body like a bell and long tentacles that can sting. Countable: a jellyfish, jellyfish or jellyfishes. Write one word: jellyfish. It is not a fish (no bones, no fins like a fish). An octopus has eight arms and a head; a fish has scales and a tail. Mix-up: jelly (dessert) + fish as food on a plate.

Meaning

A soft sea animal with a round body and long stinging tentacles.

Examples

• “Do not touch the jellyfish on the beach.”
• “A jellyfish washed up on the sand.”
• “If a jellyfish stings you, tell an adult.”

Good to know

a jellyfish (one word, not a fish). Contrast: fish (scales), octopus (eight arms). Mix-up: jelly + fish.

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