Portuguese man-of-war
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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. ,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portuguese man-of-war — 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}. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Portuguese man-of-war — any of several large, oceanic hydrozoans of the genus Physalia, having a large, bladderlike structure with a saillike crest by which they are buoyed up and from which dangle tentacles with stinging cells. [1700 10] * * * Any of various floating,… … Universalium
Portuguese Man Of War (Spyforce Episode) — Infobox Television episode | Title = Portuguese Man Of War Caption = Series = Spyforce Season = 1 Episode = 3 Airdate = 16 August 1971 (Nine) Production = Paramount Pictures Writer = Ted Roberts Director = Ron Way Guests = Prev = Death Railway… … Wikipedia
Portuguese man-of-war — Por·tu·guese man of war .pȯr chə .gēz .man əv wȯr n, pl Portuguese man of wars wȯrz also Portuguese men of war .men əv wȯr any siphonophore of the genus Physalia including large tropical and subtropical oceanic forms having a crested… … Medical dictionary
