Definition of physalia Physalia
We found 3 definitions of physalia from 3 different sources.
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What does physalia mean?
WordNet
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| physalia - Portuguese man-of-war | ||
| genus Physalia | ||
| coelenterate genus a genus of coelenterates | ||
| order siphonophora, siphonophora marine colonial hydrozoans | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- physalia (n.)
A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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physalia
fī-sā′li-a, n. a genus of large oceanic hydrozoans—Portuguese man-of-war. [Gr. physallis, a plant, bladder—physa, bellows.]
