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单词 Portuguese man-of-war
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Definition of Portuguese man-of-war in English:

Portuguese man-of-war

noun
  • A floating colonial coelenterate with a number of polyps and a conspicuous float. It bears long tentacles which are able to inflict painful stings and occurs chiefly in warm seas.

    僧帽水母

    Physalia physalis, order Siphonophora, class Hydrozoa

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are about a million reported cases of stings each year - most commonly from jellyfish, and particularly in tropical oceans where the Portuguese man-of-war and box jellyfish are prevalent.
    • Weird algae bloomed in the seas, and strange warm-water beasts, such as Portuguese men-of-war and man-eating sharks, were said to be circling our shores.
    • Surfers more often encounter free-floating coelenterates such as the true jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war, and box jellyfish.
    • Dilute vinegar is good first aid for box jellyfish and Portuguese man-of-war stings.
    • Among their more unusual behavior, the octopuses employ a unique defense mechanism by tearing off the tentacles of passing Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish.
    • If a Portuguese man-of-war stings you it will be very painful.
    • I wondered just how many stings I could take, as I anxiously scanned the surface for the float sac of a Portuguese man-of-war.
    • It's so hot in Dublin that Portuguese men-of-war are washing ashore.
    • Or consider the Portuguese man-of-war, a creature that acts like an individual but is actually a huge colony of beings moving as one.

Definition of Portuguese man-of-war in US English:

Portuguese man-of-war

nounˈpɔrtʃəˌɡiz mæn əv
  • A floating colonial coelenterate with a number of polyps and a conspicuous float. It occurs chiefly in warm seas, and bears long tentacles that can inflict painful stings.

    僧帽水母

    Physalia physalis, order Siphonophora, class Hydrozoa

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's so hot in Dublin that Portuguese men-of-war are washing ashore.
    • Weird algae bloomed in the seas, and strange warm-water beasts, such as Portuguese men-of-war and man-eating sharks, were said to be circling our shores.
    • If a Portuguese man-of-war stings you it will be very painful.
    • Dilute vinegar is good first aid for box jellyfish and Portuguese man-of-war stings.
    • Or consider the Portuguese man-of-war, a creature that acts like an individual but is actually a huge colony of beings moving as one.
    • There are about a million reported cases of stings each year - most commonly from jellyfish, and particularly in tropical oceans where the Portuguese man-of-war and box jellyfish are prevalent.
    • I wondered just how many stings I could take, as I anxiously scanned the surface for the float sac of a Portuguese man-of-war.
    • Surfers more often encounter free-floating coelenterates such as the true jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-war, and box jellyfish.
    • Among their more unusual behavior, the octopuses employ a unique defense mechanism by tearing off the tentacles of passing Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish.
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