Meanings
nounswimming bell (plural swimming bells)
plural swimming bells
- The bell-shaped part of a jellyfish (and similar organism) that generates locomotion by pulsating
Translations
Finnish uimakello
- uimakellobell-shaped part of jellyfish
Japanese 傘
- 傘 (kasa)bell-shaped part of jellyfish
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APA
swimming bell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimming%20bell
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“swimming bell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimming%20bell. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swimming bell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimming%20bell.
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