GC: n

S: NatGeo – https://on.natgeo.com/2IJNkeU (last access: 1 July 2019); NOAA – https://bit.ly/2JQ69eq (last access: 1 July 2019).

N: 1. – Portuguese (adj): 1610s as a noun, the language, or a resident, of Portugal; 1660s as an adjective, from Portuguese Portuguez (see Portugal + -ese). The ending was vulgarly mistaken for a plural in English, and false singular Portugee (1830) was formed (compare Chinee from Chinese). For Portuguese man-of-war, see man-of-war.:
– man-of-war (n): late 14c., “a soldier;” see man (n.) + war (n.). Meaning “armed ship, vessel equipped for warfare” is from late 15c. Man in the sense of “a ship” is attested from late 15c. in combinations (such as merchantman). The sea creature known as the Portuguese man-of-war (1707) is so called for its sail-like crest. The great U.S. thoroughbred race horse was Man o’ War (1917-1947).
2. Any of a genus of invertebrate, jellylike marine animals of the class Hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria) noted for their floating habit and powerful sting.
3. The man-of-war, although found in warm seas throughout the world, occurs most commonly in the Gulf Stream of the northern Atlantic Ocean and in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans; it is sometimes found floating in groups of thousands. Physalia physalis is the only widely distributed species.

S: 1. OED – https://bit.ly/320KCsB (last access: 1 July 2019). 2 & 3. TERMIUM PLUS – https://bit.ly/2JlM4Nl (last access: 1 July 2019).

GV: Portuguese man o’ war

S: NOAA – https://bit.ly/2JQ69eq (last access: 1 July 2019)

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CR: jellyfish