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Portuguese man-of-war
(gcide) | Portuguese \Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues,
Pg. portuguez.]
Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing.
& pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
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Portuguese man-of-war. (Zool.) See Physalia.
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Portuguese man-of-war
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The Portuguese man-of-war.
Syn: Syn. --, jellyfish.
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Man-of-war hawk (Zool.), the frigate bird.
Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.
Portuguese man-of-war (Zool.), 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.
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portuguese man-of-war
(wn) | Portuguese man-of-war
n 1: large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging
tentacles [syn: Portuguese man-of-war, man-of-war,
jellyfish] |
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Portuguese man-of-war
(gcide) | Portuguese \Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues,
Pg. portuguez.]
Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing.
& pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
[1913 Webster]
Portuguese man-of-war. (Zool.) See Physalia.
[1913 Webster]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.
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2. The Portuguese man-of-war.
Syn: Syn. --, jellyfish.
[WordNet 1.5]
Man-of-war hawk (Zool.), the frigate bird.
Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.
Portuguese man-of-war (Zool.), 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.
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