n 1  cap  :  a genus (family Physaliidae) of large oceanic siphonophores including the Portuguese man-of-wars  2  :  any siphonophore of the genus Physalia .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fas·ci·o·la  fos·su·la  va·sal  ves·sel 
 
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