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The word "Jellyfish" in various European languages

author: FlanInACupboard/reddit, added on: 2026-02-07


The word "Jellyfish" in various European languages

FlanInACupboard:

From this map we can see that the languages of Europe fall into two clear categories: those who call jellyfish "medusas", and those who decided to not be fucking cowards and came up with some weird shit

A few gaps/uncertainties here, so please correct me with impunity! Also lots of languages have multiple words for this animal depending on dialect/personal preference


Collection: european-animal-words - Tags: europe, words, jellyfish - Source: reddit.com