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Portuguese man-of-war
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physalia
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Physalia is a genus of the order Siphonophorae , colonies of four specialized polyps and medusoids that drift on the surface of the Atlantic , Indian and Pacific oceans . Although these organisms look like a single multicellular organism, each specimen ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Physalia \Phy*sa"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder, fr. ? a bellows.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. Note: It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like crest on its upper side. Numerous ...
Usage examples of physalia.
On his table were scattered a litter of amphipods and copepods with specimens of Valella, Ianthina, Physalia, and a hundred other creatures whose smell was by no means as attractive as their appearance.