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Medusa Common

Medusa has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

3

A jellyfish; specifically (zoology), a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.

Proper Noun
1

The only mortal of the three gorgon sisters. She is killed by Perseus. The other two sisters were Euryale and Stheno.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Gorgon coelenterate
Rhyming Words
usa ausa yusa vusa susa rusa pusa fusa azusa mousa sousa scusa pausa hausa calusa fukusa wilusa colusa fenusa empusa
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