Associations to the word «Physalia»
Wiktionary
PHYSALIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the order Siphonophora — colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the Pacific man-of-war and the Portuguese man-of-war.
PHYSALIA PHYSALIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Physaliidae — the Portuguese man-of-war or bluebottle, resembling a jellyfish or medusa.
Dictionary definition
PHYSALIA, noun. Portuguese man-of-war.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.