It is called a jellyfish because it lives in the sea, although it isn't a fish. The "jelly" comes from the texture of its body, which is wet and slimy, similar to jelly.
Their physical characteristics resemble those of jelly. They have a watery texture (although you wouldn't want to go and touch one), and they can appear transparent or translucent.
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a jellyfish is probably called a jellyfish because it's has the word jelly (because of his skin and or texture is like jelly) and fish is in there just (because the jellyfish live in the ocean with the fishes). but no, jellyfishes aren't real fishes.
people say that the reason why it is called the moon jellyfish because of its shape and the moon jellyfish is also known as a saucer jellyfish becaus it looks like a saucer and its arms are reallyshort that you proably coudnt see them and thy just look flat and round at the top and that is why they call it the moon and the saucer jellyfish.
Because the body texture reminded some oceanographer of a jelly sandwich. This "jelly" is held together by tissue fibers, which act as translucent skin.
The English popular name jellyfish has been in use since 1796. It was called a fish because it was found in the ocean.
Because its head is shaped like a box
Because it is shaped like a jelly!
Its body is jellylike.
An adult jellyfish is called a Jellyfish.
A group of jellyfish is called a "smack".FlutherA group of jellyfish is sometimes called a bloom or a swarm.A group of jellyfish is sometimes called a bloom or a swarm.
a box of jellyfish A group of jellyfish is sometimes called a bloom or a swarm.
Immature jellyfish are called ephyrae.
A sexually immature jellyfish is called an ephyra.It's called a polyp
There are many different type of jellyfish, so there is no specific genus and species for all of them. For example, the Upside-Down jellyfish is called Cassiopea xamachana. The moon jellyfish is Aurelia aurita.
a collection of jellyfish is called a smack
Scyphozoa are often called true jellyfish.
A group of jellyfish is sometimes called a bloom or a swarm.
A baby jellyfish is a tiny, flattened creature called a Planula.An immature jellyfish is called ephyra.
its called jellyfish because it it lives in water so that is why it is why it is got fish in its name and then jelly because its sqiggly
It's a Smack of Jellyfish :)