Portuguese man-of-war (redirected from Portuguese men-of-war)

Portuguese man-of-war

n.

A complex colonial siphonophore of the genus Physalia, of warm seas, having a bluish bladderlike float with a broad saillike crest from which hang numerous long stinging tentacles.

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Portuguese man-of-war

Noun

a large sea creature like a jellyfish, with long stinging tentacles

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Portuguese man-of-war - large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles jellyfish, man-of-war siphonophore - a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored genus Physalia, Physalia - Portuguese man-of-war

Translations

Portuguese man-of-war [-mænəuˈwɔːʳ] n (jellyfish) → especie de medusa

Portuguese man-of-war [-mænəvˈwɔːʳ] n (= jellyfish) → galère f

Portuguese man-of-war [-mænəvˈwɔːʳ] Portugal n (Zool) → Röhrenqualle f, Portugiesische Galeere f

Portuguese man-of-war [-mænəvˈwɔːʳ] n (jellyfish) → medusa