Biology, asked by Prathamctc18, 1 year ago

why physalia is called the Portuguese man of war?

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Answered by unbeliever11
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It's name comes from a Portuguese warship of the 15th and 16th century. The ship has triangular sails which looked similar to the bladder of the organism.
Hence the man.
Hope this helps... :-)

unbeliever11: It's not man, it's name.
unbeliever11: Sorry, I made that mistake
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