OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 44540

Portuguese man-of-war

/ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.
However, two beaches in Tarragona in southern Catalonia were closed in July after Portuguese man o’war (Physalia physalis) were spotted in the water.
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