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siphonophore vs jellyfish

jellyfish vs siphonophore

siphonophore and jellyfish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
siphonophore Yes No No No
jellyfish Yes No No No
As nouns, jellyfish is a hyponym of siphonophore; that is, jellyfish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than siphonophore:
  • siphonophore: a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
  • jellyfish: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Other hyponyms of siphonophore include nanomia, man-of-war, Portuguese man-of-war, praya, apolemia.
siphonophore (noun) jellyfish (noun)
a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Difference between siphonophore and jellyfish

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