A floating colony of hydrozoans (Physalia physalis) attached to a float; it superficially resembles a jellyfish.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010
Additional definitions for 'Portuguese man-of-war':
| Portuguese man-of-war | Used other than as an idiom: see Portuguese, man-of-war. |
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