Physalia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin physalis (“bladder, bubble”), from Ancient Greek φυσαλλίς (phusallís)

Proper noun

Physalia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Physaliidae – colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the Pacific man-of-war and the Portuguese man-of-war.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Medusozoa - subphylum; Hydrozoa - class; Siphonophorae - order; Cystonectae - suborder; Physaliidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Physalia physalis, Physalia utriculus - species

References

Physalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Physalia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Physalia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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