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Physalia arethusa
Physalia Phy*sa"li*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder, fr. ? a bellows.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. Note: It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like crest on its upper side. Numerous zooids of different kinds are attached to the under side of the float. Some of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The American species (Physalia arethusa) is brilliantly colored, the float being pink or purple, and bright blue; the zooids blue. It is noted for its virulent stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colors, graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward.

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- Look up Arethusa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arethusa may refer to: Arethusa (mythology), a Nereid nymph who became a fountain Arethusa (Gr****...
- In Gr**** mythology, Arethusa (/ˌærɪˈθjuːzə/; ‹See Tfd›Gr****: Ἀρέθουσα) was a nymph who fled from her home in Arcadia beneath the sea and came up as a fresh...
- borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Gr**** mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain. HMS Arethusa (1759) was a 32-gun...
- Arethusa-class cruiser may refer to: Arethusa-class cruiser (1913), a class of eight Royal Navy light cruisers built in 1912–1914 that served in World...
- Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid, is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. The genus is named after a naiad of Gr**** mythology...
- 95 Arethusa is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on 23 November 1867, and named after one of the various...
- Arethusa Falls is a waterfall in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. The waterfall occurs when the headwaters of Bemis Brook tumble...
- HMS Arethusa was the name ship of her class of light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. She was built by Chatham Dockyard, with the keel being laid down...
- HMS Arethusa was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was, like most of the Leanders, named after a figure of mythology (the exceptions being...
- USS Arethusa may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Arethusa (1864), a collier for the Union Navy in the American Civil War....