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medusa
1[ muh-doo-suh, -zuh, -dyoo- ]
noun
- a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
Medusa
2[ muh-doo-suh, -zuh, -dyoo- ]
noun
- the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.
Medusa
1/ ɪˈːə /
noun
- Greek myth a mortal woman who was transformed by Athena into one of the three Gorgons. Her appearance was so hideous that those who looked directly at her were turned to stone. Perseus eventually slew her See also Pegasus 1
medusa
/ ĭ-̅̅′ə /
, Plural medusas ĭ-̅̅′ŧ
- A cnidarian in its free-swimming stage. Medusas are bell-shaped, with tentacles hanging down around a central mouth. Jellyfish are medusas, while corals and sea anemones lack a medusa stage and exist only as polyps.
- Compare polyp
Medusa
- The best known of the monster Gorgons of classical mythology ; people who looked at her would turn to stone. A hero, Perseus , was able to kill Medusa, aiming his sword by looking at her reflection in a highly polished shield.
Derived Forms
- ѱˈܲ, adjective
- ˈܲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Ǿ [m, uh, -, doo, -soid, -, dyoo, -], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of medusa2
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of medusa1
Example Sentences
“I was able to actually collect some of those medusae last year during the bloom, but rearing gelatinous organisms is pretty difficult,” Stajner said.
Before they adhere to the ocean’s surface, they live underwater as tiny creatures known as medusae, Wagner said.
A jellyfish begins its life cycle as an anemone-like creature on the sea floor before undergoing a metamorphosis and sprouting into a recognizable medusa — that Pacman ghost shape we're all familiar with.
Gradually, the medusa buds off the polyp once again, rejuvenated.
Scientists prefer the term jelly or medusa over jellyfish because the creatures are not fish.
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