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

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019