portugese man of war

is it a man?
is it an animal?
when you say "man" of war, is that literal?
are all "portugese man of wars"  male?
wouldn't it then be "portugese men of war?"
shouldn't there be another category, like "portugese creatures of war"?
why isn't there a portugese "woman" of war
if there's a man, there has to be a woman

see Laurel's photo of the "portugese man (or woman)  of war that stung her in Hawaii
that's on my faceook page (and Laurel's too)