英语词汇“Portuguese man-of-war”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Portuguese man-of-war

noun

A floating colonial coelenterate with a number of polyps and a conspicuous float. It bears long tentacles which are able to inflict painful stings and occurs chiefly in warm seas.

Physalia physalis, order Siphonophora, class Hydrozoa.

Among their more unusual behavior, the octopuses employ a unique defense mechanism by tearing off the tentacles of passing Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish....

There are about a million reported cases of stings each year - most commonly from jellyfish, and particularly in tropical oceans where the Portuguese man-of-war and box jellyfish are prevalent.
If a Portuguese man-of-war stings you it will be very painful.

单词	Portuguese man-of-war
释义	Portuguese man-of-war noun A floating colonial coelenterate with a number of polyps and a conspicuous float. It bears long tentacles which are able to inflict painful stings and occurs chiefly in warm seas. Physalia physalis, order Siphonophora, class Hydrozoa. Among their more unusual behavior, the octopuses employ a unique defense mechanism by tearing off the tentacles of passing Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish.... There are about a million reported cases of stings each year - most commonly from jellyfish, and particularly in tropical oceans where the Portuguese man-of-war and box jellyfish are prevalent. If a Portuguese man-of-war stings you it will be very painful.
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