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Medusa

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Noun

1. medusa

(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus

2. medusa, medusan, medusoid

one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles

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Medusa

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noun
Greek mythology
a mortal woman who was transformed by Athena into one of the three Gorgons. Her appearance was so hideous that those who looked directly at her were turned to stone. Perseus eventually slew her
See also Pegasus1
noun plural -sas or -sae (-ziː)
1.  another name for jellyfish (sense 1), jellyfish (sense 2)
2. Also called: medusoid, medusan
one of the two forms in which a coelenterate exists. It has a jelly-like umbrella-shaped body, is free swimming, and produces gametes
Compare polyp

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Medusa

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nounWord forms: plural Meˈdusas or Meˈdusae (məˈdusi ; mədo̅oˈsē; məˈduzi ; mədo̅oˈzē; məˈdjusi ; mədyo̅oˈsē; məˈdjuzi ; mədyo̅oˈzē)
1.  Greek Mythology
one of the three Gorgons, slain by Perseus
see also Gorgon
2.  [m-]; Zoology
jellyfish

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Medusa

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n.
Greek Mythology
The Gorgon who was killed by Perseus.
n.pl. me·du·sas or me·du·sae(-sē, -zē)
A body form of certain cnidarians such as jellyfish, consisting of a dome-shaped structure with a mouth underneath surrounded by tentacles, and in most species constituting the free-swimming sexual stage of the organism.

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