Definition of Medusa

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

Morphology of "medusa"

  • medusae

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