Canadian English Meaning of medusa

medusa

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medusa (n)

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

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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medusa (n.)

The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.

Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish.

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medusa

(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus, one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexua

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medullin => medullin, medullated nerve fiber => Myelinated nerve fibre, medullated => Myelinated, medullary sheath => Myelin sheath, medullary ray => Medullary ray,