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jellyfish in Arabic

قِنْدِيل الْبَحْر qindīl al-baḥr

/ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

jellyfish in Arabic: قِنْدِيل الْبَحْر (qindīl al-baḥr), قِنْدِيل (qindīl). In English, jellyfish means an almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

Arabic words for jellyfish

aquatic animal
قِنْدِيل الْبَحْر qindīl al-baḥr, قِنْدِيل qindīl

English meaning of jellyfish

  1. noun An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
  2. noun Any of various species of cnidarians in the subphylum Medusozoa, including box jellyfish (class Cubozoa), true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa), stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa), and certain hydrozoans.
  3. noun The medusa phase of these animals rather than a younger life stage.
  4. noun A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies).

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Questions about jellyfish in Arabic

What is the meaning of jellyfish in Arabic?
Jellyfish in Arabic is قِنْدِيل الْبَحْر (qindīl al-baḥr), قِنْدِيل (qindīl).
ما معنى كلمة jellyfish؟
Jellyfish: قِنْدِيل الْبَحْر (qindīl al-baḥr), قِنْدِيل (qindīl).
What does jellyfish mean in English?
Jellyfish means an almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.

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