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/ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/
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/ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/
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Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bluebottle, man-of-war
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Portuguese, man-of-war.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: man-of-war, jellyfish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: siphonophore
From Portuguese (adjective) + man-of-war, from the resemblance of the organism’s float to a former Portuguese warship at full sail.
Across languages
Translations 42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian :
aguamala
— Physalia physalis
Asturian :
balandra
— Physalia physalis
Asturian :
veleru
— Physalia physalis
Central Bikol :
salabay
— Physalia physalis
Catalan :
borm de vela
— Physalia physalis
Catalan :
caravel·la portuguesa
— Physalia physalis
Cebuano :
salabay
— Physalia physalis
Chinese Mandarin :
僧帽水母
(sēngmào shuǐmǔ)
— Physalia physalis
Danish :
Portugisisk orlogsmand
— Physalia physalis
Dutch :
Portugees oorlogsschip
— Physalia physalis
Esperanto :
fizalio
— Physalia physalis
Finnish :
portugalinsotalaiva
— Physalia physalis
French :
galère portugaise
— Physalia physalis
French :
physalie
— Physalia physalis
French :
vessie de mer
— Physalia physalis
Galician :
carabela
— Physalia physalis
German :
Portugiesische Galeere
— Physalia physalis
Hungarian :
portugál gálya
— Physalia physalis
Indonesian :
ubur-ubur api
— Physalia physalis
Irish :
smugairle an tseoil
— Physalia physalis
Italian :
caravella portoghese
— Physalia physalis
Japanese :
鰹の烏帽子
(katsuo no eboshi)
— Physalia physalis
Japanese :
カツオノエボシ
(katsuo no eboshi)
— Physalia physalis
Korean :
작은부레관해파리
(jageunburegwanhaepari)
— Physalia physalis
Korean :
고깔해파리
(gokkalhaepari)
— Physalia physalis
Malay :
ubur-ubur api
— Physalia physalis
Māori :
katiaho
— Physalia physalis
Māori :
ihumoana
— Physalia physalis
Norwegian Bokmål :
portugisisk krigsskip
— Physalia physalis
Polish :
aretuza
— Physalia physalis
Polish :
bąbelnica bąbelcowa
— Physalia physalis
Polish :
żeglarz portugalski
— Physalia physalis
Portuguese :
caravela-portuguesa
— Physalia physalis
Romanian :
galeră portugheză
— Physalia physalis
Russian :
португа́льский вое́нный кора́блик
(portugálʹskij vojénnyj koráblik)
— Physalia physalis
Russian :
португа́льский кора́блик
(portugálʹskij koráblik)
— Physalia physalis
Russian :
физа́лия
(fizálija)
— Physalia physalis
Spanish :
carabela portuguesa
— Physalia physalis
Swedish :
blåsmanet
— Physalia physalis
Swedish :
portugisisk örlogsman
— Physalia physalis
Turkish :
Portekiz askeri
— Physalia physalis
Welsh :
chwysigen fôr
— Physalia physalis
