comb jelly

noun

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Bioluminescence is commonly spotted among fish, squid and gelatinous zooplankton, such as jellyfish, siphonophores, comb jellies, and other animals that are mostly made of water. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 Still, the chance finding suggests that comb jellies lack allorecognition—the ability to distinguish between self and nonself within the same species. Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024 In a tank of comb jellies in the lab, the team one day noticed a particularly big and misshapen individual. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024 The researchers hope the comb jellies’ fusion could one day inform transplant techniques in humans. Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for comb jelly 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of comb jelly was circa 1889

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“Comb jelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comb%20jelly. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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