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Definitions for Medusa
[1] a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
[2] the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.
[3] another name for jellyfish (def. 1), jellyfish (def. 2)
[4] 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
[5] Greek myth 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 Pegasus 1
Words related to Medusa
shrew, biddy, beldam, virago, Jezebel, vixen, fury, slattern, harpy, bag, harridan, witch, sorceress, crone, battle-ax, ogress, gorgon, termagant, fishwife
Words nearby Medusa
medullectomy, medullization, medulloarthritis, medulloblastoma, medulloepithelioma, medusa, medusa head, medusafish, medusan, medusoid, medvedev
Origin of Medusa
< Latin < Greek Médousa, special use of médousa, feminine of médōn ruling
Other words from Medusa
me·du·soid [muh -doo -soid, -dyoo -] /məˈdu sɔɪd, -ˈdyu-/ , adjective
Word origin for Medusa
C18: from the likeness of its tentacles to the snaky locks of Medusa
Synonyms for Medusa
bag, battle-ax, beldam, biddy, crone, fishwife, fury, gorgon, harpy, harridan, jezebel, ogress, shrew, slattern, sorceress, termagant, virago, vixen, witch