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English noun: Medusa | |||
| 1. | Medusa (person) (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Gorgon | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
| 2. | medusa (animal) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | medusan, medusoid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cnidarian, coelenterate | ||
| Member meronym | Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata | ||
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