Jellyfish Word Search
Play a Jellyfish word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the habitats, species, and behaviors of an animal group, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: JELLYFISH, SMACK, BLOOM, SWARM, TENTACLE, MEDUSA, PLANULA, POLYP, CNIDOCYTE, NEMATOCYST, PHOTOPHORE, BIOFLUORESCENT.
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Jellyfish word list, defined
- JELLYFISH /ˈdʒɛli fɪʃ/ · noun
- A chiefly marine, gelatinous animal with a bell-shaped or umbrella-shaped body and trailing tentacles, belonging to the cnidarians. By extension, the term can informally refer to a weak or cowardly person. Related: medusa, sea jelly, moon jelly.
- SMACK /smæk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a sharp blow or slap, especially one that makes a sudden sound; it can also mean a loud, emphatic kiss and, in informal drug use, a small amount of heroin. As a verb, to strike or kiss someone with a sharp, resonant action. Related: slap, blow, strike, kiss.
- BLOOM /bluːm/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, bloom is the flower of a plant, or the state of flowering. As a verb, it means to produce flowers, or more figuratively, to flourish or reach a healthy state of development. Related: flower, blossom, flourish, blossom out.
- SWARM /swɔːrm/ (US); /swɔːm/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A swarm is a large group of insects, animals, or people moving or gathered together. As a verb, swarm means to move in a large group or gather around someone or something. Related: crowd, throng, multitude, mass.
- TENTACLE /ˈtɛntəkəl/ · noun
- A slender, flexible, usually elongated appendage of certain animals, especially invertebrates, used for sensing, gripping, feeding, moving, or anchoring. By extension, the word refers metaphorically to a grasping or intrusive reach. Related: feeler, feelers, tentacule.
- MEDUSA /mɪˈduːzə/ · proper noun
- In Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgons, depicted with snakes for hair and a gaze that turns people to stone.
- PLANULA /ˈplæn.jə.lə/ · noun
- A small, flattened, usually oval larva found in the life cycle of many marine cnidarians, including corals and hydrozoans. A planula is typically ciliated, moves by swimming, and later settles on a suitable surface before developing into another form. Related: planula larva, cnidarian larva.
- POLYP /ˈpɒlɪp/ (British); /ˈpɑːlɪp/ (US) · noun
- A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue, especially a one that projects from the lining of a body cavity such as the nose, colon, stomach, or uterus. In zoology, a polyp is an individual cnidarian, especially a coral or related animal, that is typically attached to a surface and has a tubular body with a mouth at one end. Related: growth, lesion, tumor, nodule.
- NEMATOCYST /ˈnɛmətəˌsɪst/ · noun
- A microscopic, capsule-like stinging structure found in cnidocytes, the specialized cells of jellyfish, sea anemones, corals, and related animals. It contains a coiled, threadlike structure that can discharge rapidly to capture prey or defend the animal. Related: cnidocyst, stinging capsule, stinging organelle.
- PHOTOPHORE /ˈfoʊtoʊˌfɔːr/ · noun
- A photophore is a light-producing organ or structure in an animal or other organism, especially one involved in bioluminescence. Photophores are found in organisms such as fish, squid, insects, and other marine invertebrates. Related: light organ, bioluminescent organ, luminous organ.
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