Antonyms for jellyfishes

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jel-ee-fish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛl iˌfɪʃ

Definition of jellyfishes

Origin : popular name of the medusa and similar sea-creatures, 1796, from jelly (n.) + fish (n.). Earlier it had been used of a type of actual fish (1707).

As in milksop : noun coward
As in namby-pamby : noun pansy
As in sissy : noun weakling
As in weakling : noun person who has no strength
As in wimp : noun weakling
As in weak sister : noun weak member of group
As in coward : noun person who is scared, easily intimidated

Example sentences :

Some jellyfishes are so poisonous that they are most dangerous even to man.
Extract from : « The Animal World, A Book of Natural History » by Theodore Wood

These are the bodies or parts of bodies of jellyfishes which have been cast up by the waves.
Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg

Not all medus or jellyfish are produced by polyp individuals, nor do jellyfish always produce polyps and not jellyfishes.
Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg

The jellyfishes occur in great numbers on the surface of the ocean and are familiar to sailors under the name of "sea-bulbs."
Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg

Many of the jellyfishes are beautifully colored, although all are nearly transparent.
Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg

These jellyfishes are common on the Florida coast, huddled together on the sands of the coral reefs.
Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold

This is true of the jellyfishes which float or swim about on or near the surface of the ocean.
Extract from : « Elementary Zoology, Second Edition » by Vernon L. Kellogg

Jellyfishes vary in size from that of a pinhead to six or seven feet in diameter.
Extract from : « The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide » by Augusta Foote Arnold

But the diminutive cousin in the grotto with the jellyfishes is a bird of quite another feather.
Extract from : « A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) » by Henry Smith Williams

Synonyms for jellyfishes

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