Physalia definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: Portuguese man-of-war [syn: Physalia, genus Physalia] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Physalia Phy*sa"li*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder ... mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The American species (Physalia arethusa) is brilliantly colored, the float being pink or purple ...
Physalia arethusa definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Physalia Phy*sa"li*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder ... mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The American species (Physalia arethusa) is brilliantly colored, the float being pink or purple ...
... Portuguese men-of-war) Date: 1707 any of a genus (Physalia of the family Physaliidae) of large tropical and subtropical pelagic ... of-war (Zo["o]l.), any species of the genus Physalia. See Physalia. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Portuguese Por"tu*guese, a. [Cf ... of Portugal. Portuguese man-of-war. (Zo["o]l.) See Physalia.
... dangerous tropical or sub-tropical marine hydrozoan of the genus Physalia with a large crest and a poisonous sting. Etymology: Port ... of Portugal. Portuguese man-of-war. (Zo["o]l.) See Physalia. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. Something that is Portuguese belongs ...