different between jellyfish vs quarl

English

Etymology

From jelly +? fish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??li?f??/

Noun

jellyfish (countable and uncountable, plural jellyfish or jellyfishes)

1. An almost transparent aquatic animal; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
   1. A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
      1. A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
   2. A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).

Synonyms

• jelly

Hypernyms

• Medusozoa

Derived terms

• alarm jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
• Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei)
• barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo)
• blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus)
• blue blubber jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus)
• blue bottle jellyfish (Physalia physalis)
• box jellyfish (class Cubozoa)
• cabbagehead jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
• cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
• common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
• compound jellyfish (order Siphonophora)
• crown jellyfish (order Coronatae)
• flame jellyfish (Rhopilema esculentum)
• fried-egg jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata, Phacellophora camtschatica)
• giant jellyfish (Cyanea spp.)
• helmet jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla)
• immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
• Irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi, Malo spp.)
• jellyfish itch (caused by Linuche unguiculata)
• jellyfish baby
• jellyfish galaxy
• jellyfish tree
• jellyfishy
• lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea spp.)
• moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
• mushroom jellyfish (Rhopilema verrilli)
• Nomura's jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai)
• purple-striped jellyfish (Pelagia spp.)
• stalked jellyfish (class Staurozoa)
• thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata)

Translations

See also

• medusa

Further reading

• jellyfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw??(?)l/

Etymology 1

From German Qualle.

Noun

quarl (plural quarls)

1. (archaic) A medusa or jellyfish.
   • 1819, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay

     The jellied quarl that flings / At once a thousand streaming stings.

   • '1839, American Quarterly Review - Volume 19

     The quarl wraps around him his long arms.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to quarrel, a kind of tile?”)

Noun

quarl (plural quarls)

1. A fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace.