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jellyfish

/ˈdʒelifɪʃ/noun

उच्चारण जेलिफ़िश

जेलीफ़िश, छत्रिक

Basic word

nounjellyfish
  1. 1

    [C]

    a sea creature with a soft transparent body and long thin parts that can sting

    जेलीफ़िश, छत्रिक

    • a jellyfish sting
    • The beach was closed because of jellyfish.
    • A jellyfish floated near the boat.
    + 1 more example
    • Jellyfish have no bones.

    Synonyms medusa cnidarian

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

jellyfish (plural: jellyfish or jellyfishes)

The plural of jellyfish is usually jellyfish, with no s. Jellyfishes is also correct, especially when different species are meant.

'Jellyfish' का plural प्रायः 'jellyfish' ही होता है, बिना s के। 'Jellyfishes' भी सही है, विशेषकर जब अलग-अलग प्रजातियाँ अभिप्रेत हों।

  • Hundreds of jellyfish washed up on the beach.
  • Some jellyfishes glow in the dark.

be stung by a jellyfish

A jellyfish stings with its long thin tentacles. The passive uses stung by.

Jellyfish अपनी लंबी, पतली भुजाओं (tentacles) से डंक मारती है। Passive में 'stung by' आता है।

  • Two swimmers were stung by a jellyfish.

jellyfish + sting / bloom / tentacle

As a modifier, jellyfish appears in jellyfish sting, jellyfish bloom (a huge sudden group) and jellyfish tentacle.

Modifier के रूप में 'jellyfish' jellyfish sting, jellyfish bloom (अचानक विशाल समूह) और jellyfish tentacle में आता है।

  • A jellyfish bloom closed the beach for a week.

jellyfish (figurative: weak person)

Jellyfish is sometimes used informally for a weak, spineless person. This is critical and rare.

'Jellyfish' कभी-कभी अनौपचारिक रूप से कमज़ोर, कायर व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है। यह आलोचनात्मक और दुर्लभ प्रयोग है।

  • He called the manager a jellyfish because he never stood up to anyone.
+Collocations 5

adjective + jellyfish

poisonoustransparentgiantglowingboxmoon

  • The moon jellyfish is almost transparent.

jellyfish + verb

stingdriftpulsefloatglow

  • Jellyfish drift with the ocean currents.

verb + jellyfish

spotavoidtouchbe stung bywash up

  • Do not touch a jellyfish, even if it is dead on the sand.

jellyfish + noun

stingtentaclebloomswarmvenom

  • A jellyfish sting can be treated with vinegar in some species.

place + jellyfish

seaoceanbeachaquariumbay

  • The aquarium has a special tank for jellyfish.
“More examples 6
  • A jellyfish has no brain, no bones and no heart.

jellyfish के पास न मस्तिष्क होता है, न हड्डियाँ और न हृदय।

  • Radhika saw a pink jellyfish floating near the shore at Puri.

राधिका ने पुरी के तट के पास एक गुलाबी jellyfish तैरती देखी।

  • The lifeguard warned swimmers about jellyfish in the water.

जीवन-रक्षक ने तैराकों को पानी में jellyfish के बारे में चेताया।

  • Its body is about ninety-five per cent water.

इसके शरीर में लगभग पंचानवे प्रतिशत पानी होता है।

  • Jellyfish have lived in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years.

jellyfish महासागरों में करोड़ों वर्षों से रह रही हैं।

  • A swarm of jellyfish blocked the cooling pipes of the power plant.

jellyfish के झुंड ने बिजली संयंत्र की शीतलन-नलियाँ रोक दीं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ There were many jellyfishs on the beach.

✓ There were many jellyfish on the beach.

The standard plural is jellyfish or jellyfishes; jellyfishs is never correct.

मानक plural 'jellyfish' या 'jellyfishes' है; 'jellyfishs' कभी सही नहीं होता।

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Plural jellyfish (same as singular).

Plural jellyfish (singular जैसा)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Science: a jellyfish is not a fish; it has no brain, heart or bones.

विज्ञान में जेलीफ़िश मछली नहीं है; इसका न मस्तिष्क होता है, न हृदय, न हड्डियाँ।