Why is the name 'man of war' given to physalia physalis?
#112213. Asked by real_pc. (Jan 19 10 11:37 AM) The common name
comes from a Portuguese war ship type of the 15th and 16th
century, the man-of-war or caravel (in Portuguese, Caravela),
which had triangular sails similar in outline to the bladder of
the Portuguese Man O' War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalia_physalis Jan 19 10, 11:52
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