"Portuguese man-of-war" meaning in English

See Portuguese man-of-war in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/ [General-American], /ˈpoɹ-/ [General-American], /ˈmæn-/ [General-American] Forms: Portuguese men-of-war [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: From Portuguese (adjective) + man-of-war, from the resemblance of the organism’s float to a former Portuguese warship at full sail. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Physalia physalis|species}} Physalia physalis, {{compound|en|Portuguese|man-of-war|notext=1|pos1=adjective|type=endocentric}} Portuguese (adjective) + man-of-war Head templates: {{en-noun|Portuguese men-of-war}} Portuguese man-of-war (plural Portuguese men-of-war)
  1. Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish. Categories (lifeform): Hydrozoans Synonyms: bluebottle, man-of-war Translations (Physalia physalis): borm de vela [masculine] (Catalan), caravel·la portuguesa [feminine] (Catalan), salabay (Cebuano), 僧帽水母 (sēngmào shuǐmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), Portugisisk orlogsmand [common-gender] (Danish), Portugees oorlogsschip [neuter] (Dutch), fizalio (Esperanto), portugalinsotalaiva (Finnish), galère portugaise [feminine] (French), physalie [feminine] (French), vessie de mer [feminine] (French), carabela [feminine] (Galician), Portugiesische Galeere [feminine] (German), portugál gálya (Hungarian), ubur-ubur api (Indonesian), smugairle an tseoil [masculine] (Irish), caravella portoghese [feminine] (Italian), 鰹の烏帽子 (katsuo no eboshi) (alt: かつおのえぼし) (Japanese), カツオノエボシ (katsuo no eboshi) (Japanese), 작은부레관해파리 (jageunburegwanhaepari) (Korean), 고깔해파리 (gokkalhaepari) (Korean), ubur-ubur api (Malay), katiaho (Maori), ihumoana (Maori), portugisisk krigsskip [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), aretuza [feminine] (Polish), bąbelnica bąbelcowa [feminine] (Polish), żeglarz portugalski [masculine] (Polish), caravela-portuguesa [feminine] (Portuguese), galeră portugheză [feminine] (Romanian), португа́льский вое́нный кора́блик (portugálʹskij vojénnyj koráblik) [masculine] (Russian), португа́льский кора́блик (portugálʹskij koráblik) [masculine] (Russian), физа́лия (fizálija) [feminine] (Russian), carabela portuguesa [feminine] (Spanish), blåsmanet (Swedish), portugisisk örlogsman (Swedish), chwysigen fôr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Portuguese_man-of-war-en-noun-R4tiWuwI Disambiguation of Hydrozoans: 74 26 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'Physalia physalis': 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Portuguese, man-of-war. Synonyms: Portuguese man-o-war, Portuguese man-o'-war Related terms: siphonophore
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "portugalinsotalaiva"
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "ubur-ubur api"
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "鰹の烏帽子"
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "カツオノエボシ"
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "작은부레관해파리"
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      "roman": "gokkalhaepari",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "고깔해파리"
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "ihumoana"
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      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
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      "word": "portugisisk krigsskip"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "aretuza"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "bąbelnica bąbelcowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "żeglarz portugalski"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caravela-portuguesa"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galeră portugheză"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "portugálʹskij vojénnyj koráblik",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "португа́льский вое́нный кора́блик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "portugálʹskij koráblik",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "португа́льский кора́блик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fizálija",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "физа́лия"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "carabela portuguesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "blåsmanet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "portugisisk örlogsman"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Physalia physalis",
      "word": "chwysigen fôr"
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  ],
  "word": "Portuguese man-of-war"
}

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