The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian...
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Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time...
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Man o' War was a thoroughbred racehorse considered an all-time great. Man o' War (or capitalization variations thereof) may also refer to: Portuguese man...
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In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently...
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The Man o' War Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four-years-old and older. It is run over a distance of one and three-eighth...
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Man O' War (sometimes also written as "Manowar") is a now out-of-print table top war game by Games Workshop. The game was set in the same realm of Warhammer...
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Man-O-War Cay is a small island in the Abaco region of the Bahamas. It had a population of 215 at the 2010 census. When the American colonies were successful...
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Man o' War Boulevard, named after the racehorse Man o' War, is an almost 17-mile (27 km) urban arterial, circling Lexington, Kentucky to its south. Its...
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Sheepshank (redirect from Man o' war sheepshank)
it can fail. It is strongly advised that an alternative knot be used. The man-o'war sheepshank is a sheepshank knot with a Handcuff knot in the middle...
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Man O' War Bay or Man of War Bay may refer to: Man of War Bay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas, a bay on the Abaco Islands, Bahamas Man O' War Bay, Cameroon, a...
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Portuguese man o' war Max Manus: Man of War, a 2008 Norwegian World War II film Portuguese man o' war, also referred to as Portuguese man of war, a floating...
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was foaled at Faraway Farm in Lexington, the offspring of Man o' War and Brushup. Man o' War was widely regarded as the greatest American racehorse of...
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The Man o' War Cup, originally the Kenilworth Gold Cup, is a solid gold trophy that commemorates the winners of the Travers Stakes, held each August at...
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Man O' War is a voluntary paramilitary organization in Nigeria, founded in 1951. Man O' War traces its origins to 1951 when the Man O' War Bay was established...
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50°37′13″N 2°16′13″W / 50.6204°N 2.2703°W / 50.6204; -2.2703 Man o' War Cove (or Man of War Bay and similar names) lies on the Dorset coast in southern...
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the Portuguese man o' war, feeding on its tentacles and gonads. Although it possesses resistance to the toxin produced by the man o' war, this species...
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atlanticus feeds on other pelagic creatures, including the Portuguese man o' war and other venomous siphonophores. This sea slug stores stinging nematocysts...
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Secretariat (horse) (section Man o' War Stakes)
Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Secretariat was second to Man o' War. At age two, Secretariat finished fourth in his 1972 debut in a maiden...
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Secretariat and Man o' War had both received three of the seven first-place votes. (Citation received the other first-place vote.) Man o' War was listed in...
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Frigatebird (redirect from Man-o'-war bird)
Spanish rabihorcado or forktail. In the Caribbean frigatebirds were called Man-of-War birds by English mariners. This name was used by the English explorer...
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Magnificent frigatebird (redirect from Man of war bird)
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), frigate petrel or man o' war is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114...
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on May 23, 1933, from the mare Swing On and sire Hard Tack, a son of Man o' War. Seabiscuit was named for his father; "sea biscuit" is another name for...
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the genus being described with multiple species, such as the Pacific man o' war (P. utriculus), however most of these species are now considered synonyms...
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List of racehorses (section O)
American Thoroughbred racehorse and very successful sire; sired the great Man o' War Flyingbolt: widely considered as the second best Steeplechaser of all-time;...
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Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps and her brother Ogden L. Mills. Sired by Man o' War, he showed considerable promise as a racer, but his temper prevented him...
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Man-O-War GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club based in Man of War, Fingal, Dublin in Ireland. Founded in 1946, the club is affiliated with...
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New Jersey) is notable as the only horse to have ever defeated Man o' War. Man o' War, who would go on to a career in which he won 20 of his 21 starts...
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series was recognized as such. In 1920, the Belmont was won by the great Man o' War, who won by 20 lengths, setting a new stakes and American record, while...
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light located on Man-o'-War Rock to the top of a building that was constructed on the island. Preparations for construction on Man-o'-War Reef began at the...
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racehorses Man o' War, U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral, Crusader as well as other successful thoroughbreds such as Massachusetts Handicap winner War Relic...
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