portuguese man'o'war

  • 1Portuguese man-of-war — Man of war Man of war , n; pl. {Men of war}. 1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: ship of the line. [1913 Webster] 2. The {Portuguese man of war}. Syn: Syn. ,… …

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  • 2Portuguese man-of-war — Portuguese Por tu*guese, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues, Pg. portuguez.] Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal. [1913 Webster] {Portuguese man of war}. (Zo[… …

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  • 3Portuguese man-of-war — n a very large, poisonous ↑jellyfish …

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  • 4Portuguese man-of-war — noun count a soft transparent ocean animal that floats on top of the ocean and has a strong sting …

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  • 5Portuguese man-of-war — n. any of a genus (Physalia) of large, colonial, warm sea siphonophores having a large, bladderlike sac, with a sail like structure on top, which enables them to float on the water, and long, dangling tentacles that have powerful stinging cells …

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  • 6Portuguese Man o' War — This article is about the marine invertebrate. For other uses, see Man O War (disambiguation). Portuguese Man o War Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 7Portuguese man-of-war — noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles • Syn: ↑man of war, ↑jellyfish • Hypernyms: ↑siphonophore • Member Holonyms: ↑Physalia, ↑genus Physalia * * * noun, pl …

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  • 8Portuguese man-of-war — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Portuguese man of war : singular Portuguese man of war plural Portuguese man of wars a soft transparent sea animal that floats on top of the sea and has a strong sting …

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  • 9Portuguese man-of-war — any of several large, oceanic hydrozoans of the genus Physalia, having a large, bladderlike structure with a saillike crest by which they are buoyed up and from which dangle tentacles with stinging cells. [1700 10] * * * Any of various floating,… …

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  • 10Portuguese Man Of War (Spyforce Episode) — Infobox Television episode | Title = Portuguese Man Of War Caption = Series = Spyforce Season = 1 Episode = 3 Airdate = 16 August 1971 (Nine) Production = Paramount Pictures Writer = Ted Roberts Director = Ron Way Guests = Prev = Death Railway… …

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