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Portuguese man-of-war

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Portuguese man-of-war

Any of a genus Physalia of phylum Coelenterata (see coelenterate). They live in the sea, in colonies, and have a large air-filled bladder (or ‘float’) on top and numerous hanging tentacles made up of feeding, stinging, and reproductive individuals. The float can be 30 cm/1 ft long.



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Besides this means of defence, an acrid secretion, which is spread over its body, causes a sharp, stinging sensation, similar to that produced by the Physalia, or Portuguese man-of-war.
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