水母

shuǐmǔ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa

CEDICT

jellyfish (Classifier: 隻／只; 條／条)

Wiktionary

  1. 動物名。腔腸動物。體呈膠質透明狀，形如傘蓋，口在傘蓋下面中央。夏日多數群集，浮游海上，夜間能放出燐光。
  2. 水神。

重編國語辭典

  1. 刺胞動物，水生無脊椎動物的通稱，體呈膠質透明狀，形如傘蓋
  2. 水神

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
2 母 mǔ
  1. mother
  2. elderly female relative
  3. origin
  4. source
  5. (of animals) female

Containing this entry

僧帽水母 sēngmàoshuǐmǔ (zoology) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)
桃花水母 táohuāshuǐmǔ freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta)
櫛水母 zhìshuǐmǔ comb jellies (Ctenophora)
水母體 shuǐmǔtǐ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa
燈塔水母 dēngtǎshuǐmǔ immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
水母目蝦 shuǐmǔmùxiā

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水母體 shuǐmǔtǐ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa
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