medusa

Speech parts

1. medusa - Noun

2. Medusa - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

medusan gorgon jelly jellyfish medusoid perseus jezebel delilah dragon shrew biddy crone harpy vixen hercules
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Hypernyms

gorgon coelenterate cnidarian

Phrases with the word

Medusa Tattoo medusa brittlestem

Derivatives

medusae

Anagrams

amused Masdeu

Examples

Afterward, he equips himself with the treasures, and storms the sky temple, where he defeats Medusa and rescues Palutena. Source: Internet

A Medusa type with a horse's head with snaky hair, holding a dove and a dolphin, probably representing her power over air and water. Source: Internet

Medusa, one of the biggest Slovak restaurant chains, has closed all its restaurants, bars and clubs as of March 14 for an unspecified period. Source: Internet

Anthozoa have no medusa stage at all and the polyps are responsible for sexual reproduction. Source: Internet

Allot has been weighing on my mind as of late thanks to the ever-disappointing mass market fashion industry rearing its Medusa head time and again. Source: Internet

Bullfinch (2000) p. 85. Medusa was one of the three Gorgon sisters who Perseus defeated. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

medullose medullosphere medullospinal medusa brittlestem Medusa piercing Medusa Tattoo