shuǐmǔ

水母

Word · Noun

jellyfish; medusa

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

jellyfish; marine cnidarian with an umbrella-shaped bell, oral arms surrounding a central mouth, and stinging tentacles along the margin

Refers to free-swimming marine scyphozoans and cubozoans. Some species, like the sea jelly (Rhopilema esculentum), are edible.

Wǒ我
zài在
hǎi海
lǐ里
kàn看
dào到
le了
hěn很
duō多
shuǐ水
mǔ母
 。

I saw many jellyfish in the sea.

Yǒu有
xiē些
shuǐ水
mǔ母
yǒu有
dú毒
 ,
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
bèi被
zhē蜇
 。

Some jellyfish are venomous, so be careful not to get stung.

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Hǎi海
zhé蜇
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kě可
yǐ以
shí食
yòng用
de的
shuǐ水
mǔ母
 。

Rhopilema esculentum is a type of edible jellyfish.

Nà那
gè个
dēng灯
de的
shè设
jì计
líng灵
gǎn感
lái来
zì自
fā发
guāng光
de的
shuǐ水
mǔ母
 。

The design of that lamp was inspired by bioluminescent jellyfish.