Physalia

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physalia

(faɪˈseɪlɪə)
n
(Animals) a marine invertebrate, often confused with a jellyfish, that has a painful sting. Commonly called: Portuguese man-of-war
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Noun1.physalia - Portuguese man-of-warPhysalia - Portuguese man-of-war    
genus Physalia
coelenterate genus - a genus of coelenterates
order Siphonophora, Siphonophora - marine colonial hydrozoans
jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war, man-of-war - large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
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