jellyfish

• Ein im Meer lebendes Tier mit weichem, gallertartigem Körper und nesselnden Tentakeln, das freischwimmende Nesseltiere (Quallen) sowie große Staatsquallen mit gasgefülltem Schwimmkörper umfasst.

A marine animal with a soft, gelatinous body and stinging tentacles, including both free-swimming coelenterates and large siphonophores with a bladder-like float.

1. B1formalscientific

   A free-swimming marine animal with a gelatinous, umbrella-shaped bell and trailing stinging tentacles.

   Meerestier

   • We saw a jellyfish floating near the surface of the water.
   • The sting of a jellyfish can be very painful.
   • Jellyfish are found in oceans all over the world.

   Synonymejellymedusa

2. SiphonophoreC1formalscientific

   A large, colonial marine organism, such as the Portuguese man o' war, that has a bladder-like float and stinging tentacles.

   Staatsqualle

   • The Portuguese man o' war is often mistaken for a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore.
   • This type of jellyfish-like creature uses its float to stay at the water's surface.
   • The tentacles of this siphonophore can extend several meters.

   Synonymesiphonophore