Portuguese man-of-war

Portuguese man-of-war
Man-of-war Man`-of-war", n; pl. {Men-of-war}. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1]

Syn: ship of the line. [1913 Webster]

2. The {Portuguese man-of-war}.

Syn: Syn. --, jellyfish. [WordNet 1.5]

{Man-of-war hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the frigate bird.

{Man-of-war's man}, a sailor serving in a ship of war.

{Portuguese man-of-war} (Zo["o]l.), any species of the genus {Physalia}; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp stages present in a single colony. It floats on the surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure, from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging cells. Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in contact with humans swimming in the area. See {Physalia}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Portuguese man-of-war — n a very large, poisonous ↑jellyfish …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Portuguese man-of-war — noun count a soft transparent ocean animal that floats on top of the ocean and has a strong sting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Portuguese man-of-war — n. any of a genus (Physalia) of large, colonial, warm sea siphonophores having a large, bladderlike sac, with a sail like structure on top, which enables them to float on the water, and long, dangling tentacles that have powerful stinging cells …   English World dictionary

  • Portuguese Man o' War — This article is about the marine invertebrate. For other uses, see Man O War (disambiguation). Portuguese Man o War Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Portuguese man-of-war — noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles • Syn: ↑man of war, ↑jellyfish • Hypernyms: ↑siphonophore • Member Holonyms: ↑Physalia, ↑genus Physalia * * * noun, pl …   Useful english dictionary

  • Portuguese man-of-war — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Portuguese man of war : singular Portuguese man of war plural Portuguese man of wars a soft transparent sea animal that floats on top of the sea and has a strong sting …   English dictionary

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