jellyfish
part of speech
noun (a jellyfish, jellyfish or jellyfishes)
meaning for a pupil
A jellyfish is a soft sea animal with a see-through, umbrella-shaped body and long, hanging tentacles that can sting. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, jellyfish are not fish: they have no bones, brain, heart or gills, and are invertebrates; they catch food with stinging tentacles. In beach safety (especially in Australia): do not touch jellyfish even on the sand, swim at patrolled beaches, and get help from a lifeguard if stung; vinegar is used for some stings. Plastic bags look like jellyfish to sea turtles. Phrases: jellyfish sting, box jellyfish.
examples
- A jellyfish washed up on the beach. tree →
- Do not touch the jellyfish, it can sting. tree →
- Jellyfish have no bones. tree →
- The lifeguard put vinegar on my jellyfish sting. tree →
- Turtles eat jellyfish. tree →
- We saw glowing jellyfish at the aquarium. tree →
- Jellyfish drift with the ocean currents. tree →
- The box jellyfish is very dangerous. tree →
note
Plural is usually jellyfish (the same), sometimes jellyfishes. Not a fish, despite the name, and not a kind of jelly. Dead jellyfish on the sand can still sting.
In the corpora
- A floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish to a leatherback, which is one big reason to keep plastic out of the sea.
- Sea turtles eat jellyfish, and floating plastic bags look like jellyfish, so turtles sometimes swallow plastic, which can block their stomachs.
- Leatherback turtles eat huge amounts of jellyfish, and their throats are lined with spikes that keep the slippery food from sliding back out.
- A jellyfish on the beach can still sting even if it looks dead.
- Urine does not help a jellyfish sting and can make some worse; follow local first aid.
Trees and pragmatics
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