Portuguese man-of-war

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/    美 /ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/|/ˈpoɹ-/|/ˈmæn-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.
    — However, two beaches in Tarragona in southern Catalonia were closed in July after Portuguese man o’war (Physalia physalis) were spotted in the water.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Portuguese, man-of-war.

词形变化

Portuguese men-of-war plural Portuguese man-o-war alternative Portuguese man-o'-war alternative

词源

From Portuguese (adjective) + man-of-war, from the resemblance of the organism’s float to a former Portuguese warship at full sail.
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