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Meanings of portuguese man-of-war in English
A jelly-like marine invertebrate of the family Physaliidae.
Synonyms
Examples for "jellyfish"
Examples for "jellyfish"
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Like the jellyfish that I saw at sea, Fallion thought, radiating light.
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Sharks and jellyfish aren't bad; they're simply doing what nature intended, existing.
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Nobody else saw any jellyfish, nobody else got stung, Mr McKenzie said.
4
It helps salve the pain, with jellyfish stings and with sea urchins.
5
To improve these circumstances, a new jellyfish valve was designed and manufactured.
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The bluebottle comes to my apparatus, guided by scent rather than sight.
2
The larvae of the bluebottle hatch within two days in the warm weather.
3
Great swarms of bluebottle flies buzzed lazily in the warm sunshine.
4
I next place in the cage a bluebottle, one only, to avoid confusion.
5
Not even the presence of his bishop could make him spare a bluebottle.
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And all the time the British-man-of-war admired and applauded in the offing.
2
Mr. Atherton died at sea as a guest on a Chilean man-of-war.
3
It was Evans' very first commission, his only voyage in a man-of-war.
4
In a man-of-war you could fight or run as your wisdom dictated.
5
Once, I remember, we came upon a man-of-war anchored off the coast.
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Storm Ophelia's course from the Azores may have swept lethal Portuguese men o' war onto the Irish coastline.
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Record numbers of deadly Portuguese Man O' War jellyfish have swarmed into the Ireland's east coast, marine scientists warned today.
Usage of portuguese man-of-war in English
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Among the strays, brought by the Gulf Stream, is the beautiful azure sail of the Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia.
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The light fixture hanging from the ceiling was a lucite model of that formidable jellyfish, the Portuguese man-of-war.
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U.S. long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad shows Portuguese Man-of-War jellyfish stings after she arrived in Key West, Florida September 25, 2011.