word
Jellyfish
JEH-lee-fihsh
/ˈdʒɛliːˌfɪʃ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
jellyfish
Dictionary meaning
Any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans.
Examples
- I study the distribution of jellyfish.
- I got stung by jellyfish on the beach.
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