Jellyfish vs Trout - What's the difference?
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(zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
# A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
## A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
# A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
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An elderly woman of dubious sensibilities.
To (figuratively) slap someone with a slimy, stinky, wet trout ; to admonish jocularly.
As nouns the difference between jellyfish and trout
is that jellyfish is an almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance while trout is any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.As a verb trout is
to (figuratively) slap someone with a slimy, stinky, wet trout; to admonish jocularly.As a proper noun Trout is
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Some writers prefer the term jelly, which does not imply that it is a type of fish.See also
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