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medusa
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As a noun, medusa means a jellyfish.
Meanings of medusa
3 meaningsnoun
zoologyA jellyfish; specifically, a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles.
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseusperson
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 tentaclesanimal
Similar: medusoid, medusan
Synonym of worm-star
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noun: one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-…
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