Portuguese man-of-war
noun/ˌpɔːtʃʊɡiːz ˌmæn əv ˈwɔː(r)/
/ˌpɔːrtʃʊɡiːz ˌmæn əv ˈwɔːr/
- a sea creature similar to a jellyfish, with long tentacles that can give a poisonous stingTopics Fish and shellfishc2
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Portuguese man-of-war