水母

shuǐmǔ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa

CEDICT

jellyfish (Classifier: 隻／只; 條／条)

Wiktionary

  1. 动物名。腔肠动物。体呈胶质透明状，形如伞盖，口在伞盖下面中央。夏日多数群集，浮游海上，夜间能放出燐光。
  2. 水神。

重編國語辭典

  1. 刺胞动物，水生无嵴椎动物的通称，体呈胶质透明状，形如伞盖
  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 会水 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)
栉水母 zhìshuǐmǔ comb jellies (Ctenophora)
水母体 shuǐmǔtǐ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa
灯塔水母 dēngtǎshuǐmǔ immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
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