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Noun: Portuguese man-of-war
  1. Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
    - man-of-war, jellyfish, man-o'-war

Derived forms: Portuguese men-of-war

Type of: siphonophore

Part of: genus Physalia, Physalia

Encyclopedia: Portuguese man-of-war