Physalia

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See also: physalia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin physalis (“bladder, bubble”), from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís)

Proper noun

Physalia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Physaliidae – colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the Pacific man-of-war and the Portuguese man-of-war.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Medusozoa – subphylum; Hydrozoa – class; Siphonophorae - order; Cystonectae - suborder; Physaliidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Physalia physalis, Physalia utriculus - species

References

Physalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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