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jellyfish
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jel·ly·fish (jl-fsh)
n. pl. jellyfish or jel·ly·fish·es
1. Any of numerous marine coelenterates of the class Scyphozoa, some poisonous species of which, notably the Portuguese man-of-war, produce a toxin that can be injected into the skin by nematocysts on the tentacles, causing linear wheals.
2. Any of various similar or related coelenterates.
jellyfish
members of the class of aquatic animals the Scyphozoa, the true jellyfishes, in the phylum Cnidaria. All possess cnidia or stings and are capable of causing stings to animals.
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