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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

medusa

English translation:

common jellyfish / moon jelly

Added to glossary by Romanian Translator (X)
Jun 1, 2006 22:29
17 yrs ago
Italian term

medusa

Italian to English Science Zoology
So che si dice medusa o jellyfish. L'ho però trovato scritto anche moon jelly. E' un modo poetico di dirlo? E' la parola americana? O è semplicemente un altro modo di tradurre medusa?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 common jellyfish / moon jelly
5 +2 adult jelly fish/spawning jelly fish
Change log

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Jun 2, 2006 13:10: gianfranco changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Zoology" , "Field (write-in)" from "fish" to "(none)"

Discussion

writeaway Jun 2, 2006:
agree with Branka. in English the word medusa is used for just one stage of the jellyfish.
Branka Stankovic McCarthy Jun 1, 2006:
the medusa is only one stage of the life cycle of jellyfish
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/jellyfish.html
Most familiar in the medusa form, adult jellyfish reproduce in this stage

Proposed translations

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common jellyfish / moon jelly

normally medusa = jellyfish
The moon jelly name you found is the Aurelia aurita type of jellyfish otherwise known as the common jellyfish :)

You can see pictures of it: A moon jellyfish.
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www.photolib.noaa.gov

Common sea jelly - Aurelia aurita
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www.fimr.fi

Aurelia aurita nelle acque ...
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www.corriere.it

Aurelia aurita , the moon jelly
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www.pacificislandbooks.com

moon-jelly--Aurelia-aurita.jpg ...
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www.alaskaunderseatours.com
Peer comment(s):
agree Yaotl Altan : Olé, torero :)
3 hrs
thank you Altan!
neutral writeaway : where do you see it's the 'common' or 'moon' jellyfish? just "jellyfish" would be the safest option for Asker imho.
8 hrs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_jelly and http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/jellyfi.html 13
agree Mara Ballarini : yes, see also:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_jelly and http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/jellyfi.html
13 hrs
thank you Mara!
agree Rachel Fell : agree with writeaway, medusa is just jellyfish; moon jelly isn't poetic, but seems tbe the common name for the Aurelia aurita
2 days 13 hrs
thank you Rachel!
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Grazie. Si può tradurre con medusa comune, o pota marina, o quadrifoglio."
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4 hrs

adult jelly fish/spawning jelly fish

I am not sure if we are talking about generalities or not here so..
in general jelly fish is just jelly fish.

Jelly fish reproduce (spawn) when they reach adulthood. So adult Jelly fish or spawning size jelly fish would eb appropriate if an age indicaor is needed

Moon Jelly fish is a specific a type of jelly fish I believe it is called moon jelly fish because it surfaces at night to feed
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway : yes, just 'jellyfish'. anything else is over-translating imho.
4 hrs
Thanks!
agree paolamonaco : with writeaway
11 hrs
Thanks Paola!
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