Portuguese man-of-war
Noun
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Noun
Portuguese man-of-war
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see Portuguese, man-of-war
- A floating colony of hydrozoans (Physalia physalis) attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish.
- French: galère portugaise, physalie, vessie de mer
- German: Portugiesische Galeere
- Italian: caravella portoghese
- Portuguese: caravela-portuguesa
- Russian: португа́льский кора́блик
- Spanish: carabela portuguesa
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