Meaning of MEDUSA
| Pronunciation: | | mu'doosu, mu'doosu
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- [n] one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
- [n] any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
- [n] (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
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MEDUSA is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | jellyfish, medusan |
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| | See Also: | | Aegina, Chrysaora quinquecirrha, Cnidaria, cnidarian, Coelenterata, coelenterate, Gorgon, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose
hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked
upon her were turned into stone.
2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a
jellyfish.
Note: The larger medus[ae] belong to the Discophora, and are
sometimes called {covered-eyed medus[ae]}; others,
known as {naked-eyed medus[ae]}, belong to the
Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from
hidroids. See {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and
{Hydromedusa}.
{Medusa bud} (Zo["o]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid,
destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See
{Athecata}, and {Gonotheca}.
{Medusa's head}.
(a) (Zo["o]l.) An astrophyton.
(b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation
Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing Medusa in your dream means cunningness. |
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| | Related Terms: | | Argus, bewitcher, Briareus, centaur, Cerberus, charmer, Charybdis, chimera, Circe, cockatrice, Cyclops, dragon, drake, Echidna, enchanter, enchantress, Euryale, Gorgon, griffin, Harpy, hippocampus, Hydra, Loch Ness monster, Medea, mermaid, merman, Minotaur, nixie, ogre, ogress, Pegasus, Python, roc, salamander, satyr, Scylla, sea horse, sea serpent, siren, spellbinder, Sphinx, Stheno, Talos, troll, Typhon, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, windigo, xiphopagus, zombie |
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