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immortal jellyfish

immortal jellyfish noun: any member of the species Turritopsis dohrnii of jellyfish which can revert back into a larval or polyp state, being biologically immortal.

Noun

immortal jellyfish (plural immortal jellyfishes)

  1. Any member of the species Turritopsis dohrnii of jellyfish which can revert back into a larval or polyp state, being biologically immortal.

Forms of immortal jellyfish

pluralimmortal jellyfishes

Origin of immortal jellyfish

So called because it can revert to a larval or polyp state.

Questions about immortal jellyfish

What does immortal jellyfish mean?
Immortal jellyfish means any member of the species Turritopsis dohrnii of jellyfish which can revert back into a larval or polyp state, being biologically immortal.
What part of speech is immortal jellyfish?
Immortal jellyfish is a noun.
What is the plural of immortal jellyfish?
The plural of immortal jellyfish is immortal jellyfishes.

Words near immortal jellyfish in the dictionary

  1. immorigerousness
  2. immort
  3. immortability
  4. immortable
  5. immortal
  6. immortal jellyfish
  7. immortal jellyfishes
  8. immortal rind
  9. immortalisation
  10. immortalisations
  11. immortalise

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