Portuguese man-of-war
Etymology
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Etymology
From Portuguese + man-of-war, from the resemblance of the organism’s float to a former Portuguese warship at full sail.
Pronunciation- (RP) IPA: /ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/
- (America) IPA: /ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/, /ˈpoɹ-/, /ˈmæn-/
Portuguese man-of-war
- Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.
- Synonyms: bluebottle, man-of-war
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see Portuguese, man-of-war
- French: galère portugaise, physalie, vessie de mer
- German: Portugiesische Galeere
- Italian: caravella portoghese
- Portuguese: caravela-portuguesa
- Russian: португальский военный кораблик
- Spanish: carabela portuguesa
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