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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•du•sa (mə do̅o̅′sə, -zə, -dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sas, -sae (-sē, -zē).USA pronunciation [Zool.]- a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- 1750–60; special use of Medusa, alluding to the Gorgon's snaky locks
- the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.
- Greek Médousa, special use of médousa, feminine of médōn ruling
- Latin
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: medusa /mɪˈdjuːzə/ n ( pl -sas, -sae / -ziː/)- another name for jellyfish
Etymology: 18th Century: from the likeness of its tentacles to the snaky locks of Medusa Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Medusa /mɪˈdjuːzə/ n - 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
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