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.

词汇	Portuguese man-of-war
释义	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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