man-of-war (redirected from man-of-war birds)

man-of-war (mn-wôr)

n. pl. men-of-war (mn-)

1. See warship.

2. A Portuguese man-of-war.

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man-of-war, man o' war

n pl men-of-war, men o' war

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a warship

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See Portuguese man-of-war

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	man-of-war - a warship intended for combat         ship of the line sailing warship - a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war
	2.	man-of-war - large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles jellyfish, Portuguese 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

man-of-war [ˈmænəvˈwɔːʳ] N (men-of-war (pl)) [ˈmenəvˈwɔːʳ] N → buque m de guerra