水母 — meaning in English
shuǐ mǔ
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English meaning
- jellyfish noun A soft-bodied, mostly transparent sea creature with a bell-shaped body and trailing tentacles, often capable of stinging.
- Medusa name In Greek mythology, a monstrous figure with living snakes for hair whose gaze turned onlookers to stone; the only mortal of the three Gorgon sisters, slain by the hero Perseus.
Senses
水母 is used for these senses in English:
- jellyfish An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
- medusa (zoology) A jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. [from 18th c.]
Medusa — full definition
- name In Greek mythology, a monstrous figure with living snakes for hair whose gaze turned onlookers to stone; the only mortal of the three Gorgon sisters, slain by the hero Perseus.
- noun The free-swimming, umbrella-shaped form of a jellyfish.
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