Physalia

See also: physalia

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Physalia f

1. 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