medusa
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1. 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 (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | cnidarian, coelenterate, |
| definition | : | radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms (noun.animal) |
2. (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | gorgon, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | greek mythology, |
| definition | : | the mythology of the ancient Greeks (noun.group) |
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