Medical Dictionary

physalia

noun phy·sa·lia \fī-ˈsā-lē-ə\

Medical Definition of PHYSALIA

1
capitalized :  a genus (family Physaliidae) of large oceanic siphonophores including the Portuguese man-of-wars
2
:  any siphonophore of the genus Physalia

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