Portuguese man-of-war

Por·tu·guese man–of–war

noun \ˌpȯr-chə-ˌgēz-ˌman-əv-ˈwȯr\

plural Portuguese man–of–wars \-ˈwȯrz\ also Portuguese men–of–war \-ˌmen-əv-ˈwȯr\

Definition of PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR

: any siphonophore of the genus Physalia including large tropical and subtropical oceanic forms having a crested bladderlike float which bears a colony comprised of three types of zooids on the lower surface with one of the three having stinging tentacles

Illustration of PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR