Portuguese man-of-war

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noun

Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Portuguese, man-of-war.

/ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Portuguese man-of-war.wav /ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/ /ˈpoɹ-/ /ˈmæn-/

Portuguese man-of-war Portuguese men-of-war Portuguese man-o-war Portuguese man-o'-war

From Portuguese (adjective) + man-of-war, from the resemblance of the organism’s float to a former Portuguese warship at full sail.

bluebottle man-of-war

siphonophore

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