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Physalia
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physalia
Translingual
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Etymology
mul la-new physalis bladder, bubble, from mul grc φυσαλλίς
Proper noun
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genus family Physaliidae colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the Pacific man-of-war and the Portuguese man-of-war
Hypernyms
genus ; Siphonophorae order order; Cystonectae suborder suborder; Physaliidae family family
Hyponyms
genus Physalia physalis species (Portuguese man-of-war or bluebottle) type species; Physalia megalista species, Physalia utriculus species selected other, possibly only other species
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