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PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR

\pˌɔːt͡ʃəɡˈiːz mˈan ɒv wˈɔː], \pˌɔːt‍ʃəɡˈiːz mˈan ɒv wˈɔː], \p_ˌɔː_tʃ_ə_ɡ_ˈiː_z m_ˈa_n ɒ_v w_ˈɔː]\

Definitions of PORTUGUESE MAN OF WAR

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large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles

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large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles

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Free swimming marine cnidarians. Most of the large jellyfish are in the class Scyphozoa; the small jellyfish are in the class Hydrozoa (HYDRA).

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