HyperDic: portuguese_man-of-war

English > 1 sense of the expression Portuguese man-of-war:
NOUNanimalPortuguese man-of-war, man-of-war, jellyfishlarge siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
English > Portuguese man-of-war: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles.
Synonymsman-of-war, jellyfish
Member ofPhysalia, genus PhysaliaPortuguese man-of-war
BroadersiphonophoreA floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored
Spanishmedusa
Catalanmedusa

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