| NOUN | person | Medusa | (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena |
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| animal | medusa, medusoid, medusan | one of two forms that coelenterates take |
| Sounds | mahduw'sah | |
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| Rhymes | balsa ... Walesa: 36 rhymes with sah... | |
| Meaning | (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Broader | Gorgon | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair |
| Spanish | Medusa | |
| Catalan | Medusa | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | medusoid, medusan | |
| Member of | Cnidaria, phylum Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Coelenterata | hydras |
| Broader | coelenterate, cnidarian | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures |
| Spanish | medusan, medusoid | |
| Catalan | medusa | |
| Adjectives | medusoid | relating to or resembling a medusa |
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