Definition of Portuguese man-of-war

1. Noun. Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles.

Exact synonyms: Jellyfish, Man-of-war
Generic synonyms: Siphonophore
Group relationships: Genus Physalia, Physalia

Definition of Portuguese man-of-war

1. Noun. A floating colony of hydrozoans (''Physalia physalis'') attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Portuguese Man-of-war

Portugalls
Portugese
Portuguese
Portuguese-Canadian
Portuguese Congo
Portuguese East Africa
Portuguese Guinea
Portuguese Republic
Portuguese Sign Language
Portuguese Water Dog
Portuguese Water Dogs
Portuguese West Africa
Portuguese cypress
Portuguese escudo
Portuguese heath
Portuguese man-of-war
Portuguese men-of-war
Portuguese monetary unit
Portugueseness
Portulaca grandiflora
Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae
Portunidae
Portunus
Portunus puber
Portuñol
Portwood
Porzana
Porzana porzana
Poseidon

Literary usage of Portuguese man-of-war

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The South-west by Joseph Holt Ingraham (1835)
"... —Natural Bridge—Cause^—Night scene—Speak a packet ship —A floating city Wrecker's lugger—Signal of distress—A Yankee lumber brig—Portuguese Man-of-War. ..."

2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"... Hazardous Aquatic Animals Figure 12-4 Portuguese Man-of-War Photo Morgan Wells especially difficult to detect fragments of tentacles that have been torn ..."

3. The Buccaneers and Marooners of America: Being an Account of the Famous by Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin, Howard Pyle, Charles Johnson (1892)
"... and is suspected of piracy—Engages a portuguese man-of-war sent after him and gets off—Takes a Moor ship under pretence of her being French—Keeps ..."

4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"Portuguese Man-of-War.—Arrival at Sydney.—Disorderly Soldiers. 4th mo. 6th. WE went to see a singular little cave, not far from the Commandant's house. ..."

5. Travels in North America During the Years 1834, 1835 & 1836: Including a by Charles Augustus Murray (1839)
"portuguese man-of-war.—A false Alarm.—May Morning at Sea.—A Leak sprung : our perilous Situation.—Reflections under Danger.—Agony of Mind in one of the ..."

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