man-o-war

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Portuguese man-of-war, a kind of jellyfish
Portuguese man-of-war
A floating colony of hydrozoans (Physalia physalis) attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish
man of war
a military man
man of war
Portuguese man-of-war, a type of jellyfish
man of war
an armed naval vessel
man of war
man of war bird, the magnificent frigatebird
man-o'-war
an armed naval vessel
man-o'-war suit
A suit, especially worn in the 19th century, with long trousers and wide-brimmed straw sailor hat

She had an open book on her knees and was pointing out something in it to Constantine who, dressed in a man-o'-war suit, lay at her feet. - The Dead, from Dubliners, by James Joyce.

man-of-war
The Portuguese man-of-war, a kind of jellyfish
man-of-war
An armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails
Man o' War
(foaled 1917) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In two seasons (1919-20), he won 20 of 21 races, including the Preakness and Belmont stakes. (He did not run in the Kentucky Derby.) He sired 64 stakes horses, including War Admiral, a Triple Crown winner (1937). In a 1950 Associated Press poll, Man o' War was voted the greatest horse of the first half of the 20th century
Portuguese man-of-war
{i} floating jellyfish-like oceanic hydrozoan with a noticeable blue float and long stinging tentacles
Portuguese man-of-war
A complex colonial siphonophore of the genus Physalia, of warm seas, having a bluish bladderlike float with a broad saillike crest from which hang numerous long stinging tentacles. a very large, poisonous jellyfish. Any of various floating, warm-water marine cnidarians (genus Physalia, class Hydrozoa) found worldwide but mostly in the Gulf Stream and the Indian and Pacific oceans. The medusa-form body consists of a translucent, jellylike, gas-filled float, which may be 3-12 in. (9-30 cm) long. Polyps beneath the float bear hanging tentacles up to 165 ft (50 m) long. Nematocysts on some polyps paralyze fish and other prey. Other polyps then attach to, spread over, and digest the victim. A third type of polyp is involved in reproduction. The painful sting of Physalia can cause fever, shock, or disruption of heart and lung function
man of war
warship, battleship
man-of-war
a warship intended for combat
man-of-war
man-o'-war men-of-war a ship with guns that was used in the past in sea battles
man-of-war
large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
man-of-war bird
frigate bird: long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
portuguese man-of-war
large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles