Portuguese man-of-war

短语

[无脊椎] 僧帽水母

发音

UK /ˈpɔː.tʃʊˌɡiːz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwɔː/
其它
US /ˈpoɹ.tʃəˌɡiz ˌmæn.ə(v)ˈwoɹ/
US /ˈpoɹ-/
US /ˈmæn-/

词形变化

Portuguese men-of-war 复数 Portuguese men-of-war

别名

man-of-war Portuguese man-o-war Portuguese man-o'-war

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Physalia physalis, a marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float, superficially resembling a jellyfish.

    僧帽水母

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Portuguese, man-of-war.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

jellyfish man of war

上位词 1

siphonophore

词源

From Portuguese (adjective) + man-of-war, from the resemblance of the organism’s float to a former Portuguese warship at full sail.

来源：wiktionary