Meaning of Medusa in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /məˈdjusə/

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  1. Noun

    Medusa

    Etymology

    mid 18th century: named by association with Medusa

    Definitions

    1. (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena

    Examples

    • « she was slain by Perseus »
  2. 2. any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
  3. 3. 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

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