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*The Man o' war's English name is based on the [[Wikipedia:Portuguese man o' war|Portuguese man o' war]], a hydrozoan found in the Atlantic and Indian ocean known for its venomous nematocysts which can deliver a sting powerful enough to kill fish and cause severe pain and occasionally death to humans. Despite its superficial appearance to a jellyfish, the two are not related. | *The Man o' war's English name is based on the [[Wikipedia:Portuguese man o' war|Portuguese man o' war]], a hydrozoan found in the Atlantic and Indian ocean known for its venomous nematocysts which can deliver a sting powerful enough to kill fish and cause severe pain and occasionally death to humans. Despite its superficial appearance to a jellyfish, the two are not related. | ||
==In | ==In other languages== | ||
{{OtherLanguages | {{OtherLanguages | ||
|es=Medusa guerrera|es-meaning= | |es=Medusa guerrera|es-meaning=''Warrior jellyfish'' | ||
|fr=Méduse|fr-meaning= | |les=Medusa guerrera|les-meaning=''Warrior jellyfish'' | ||
|de=Seeblase|de-meaning=German name for the Portuguese man o' war | |fr=Méduse|fr-meaning=''Jellyfish'' | ||
|it=Medusa|it-meaning= | |de=Seeblase|de-meaning=''{{tt|See|sea}}'' + ''{{tt|Blase|bladder / bubble}}''; also a German name for the [[wikipedia:Portuguese man o' war|Portuguese man o' war]] | ||
|it=Medusa|it-meaning=''Jellyfish'' | |||
|ko=저릿 해파리, ''Jeorit Haepari''|ko-meaning=''Tingling jellyfish'' | |||
|zh-cn=麻痹水母, ''Mábì Shuǐmǔ''|zh-cn-meaning=''Paralysing jellyfish'' | |||
|zh-tw=麻痺水母, ''Mábì Shuǐmǔ''|zh-tw-meaning=''Paralysing jellyfish'' | |||
}} | }} | ||