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单词 Portuguese man-of-war
释义

Portuguese man-of-war

noun

plural Portuguese man-of-wars also Portuguese men-of-war
: any of a genus (Physalia of the family Physaliidae) of large, tropical and subtropical, pelagic, siphonophore hydrozoans having a crested bladderlike float which bears the colony comprised of three types of zooids on the lower surface with one of the three having nematocyst-equipped tentacles

Illustration of Portuguese man-of-war

Illustration of <span class=syl>portuguese man<span class=sylbreak>-</span>of<span class=sylbreak>-</span>war</span>
  • Portuguese man-of-war

Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Portuguese man-of-war

noun

Por·​tu·​guese man-of-war ˌpȯr-chə-ˌgēz-ˌman-əv-ˈwȯr How to pronounce Portuguese man-of-war (audio)
plural Portuguese man-of-wars -ˈwȯrz How to pronounce Portuguese man-of-war (audio) also Portuguese men-of-war -ˌmen-əv-ˈwȯr How to pronounce Portuguese man-of-war (audio)
: any siphonophore of the genus Physalia including large tropical and subtropical oceanic forms having a crested bladderlike float which bears a colony comprised of three types of zooids on the lower surface with one of the three having stinging tentacles
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