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Definition of Genus Physalia
1. Noun. Portuguese man-of-war.
Generic synonyms: Coelenterate Genus
Group relationships: Order Siphonophora, Siphonophora
Member holonyms: Jellyfish, Man-of-war, Portuguese Man-of-war
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Physalia
Literary usage of Genus Physalia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report on the Medusae Collected by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer by Jesse Walter Fewkes (1886)
"sarily be an unprofitable one, the fact remains that the genus Physalia in its
systematic position is widely isolated from other ..."
2. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1856)
"Genus PHYSALIA. P. pelagica, Eschscholtz. South of Ireland, Miss Ball. Two specimens
obtained at different times. Genus VELELLA. ..."
3. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"Portuguese Men-o-War (Figure 12-4), which are grouped together in the genus
Physalia, are colonial hydroids known as siphonophores. ..."
4. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"The genus Physalia is a prominent one. It contains the Portuguese Man-of-War, P.
arethusa, Til., one of the most remarkable and best known of this group. ..."
5. Penikese: A Reminiscence by Frank Haak Lattin (1895)
"... Genus, Physalia; Species, Arethusa. Now these long names are apparently
meaningless to the majority of mankind, but as we have no specimen ..."
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