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medusa    音标拼音: [məd'usə]
n. 水母

水母

Medusa
n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by
Athena; she was slain by Perseus
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 [synonym: {medusa}, {medusoid}, {medusan}]

Medusa \Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose
hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked
upon her were turned into stone.
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2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zool.) Any free swimming acaleph; a
jellyfish.
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Note: The larger medusae belong to the Discophora, and are
sometimes called {covered-eyed medusae}; others, known
as {naked-eyed medusae}, belong to the Hydroidea, and
are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See
{Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and {Hydromedusa}.
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{Medusa bud} (Zool.), one of the buds of a hydroid, destined
to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See {Athecata}, and
{Gonotheca}.

{Medusa's head}.
(a) (Zool.) An astrophyton.
(b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation
Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.
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51 Moby Thesaurus words for "Medusa":
Argus, Briareus, Cerberus, Charybdis, Circe, Cyclops, Echidna,
Euryale, Gorgon, Harpy, Hydra, Loch Ness monster, Medea, Minotaur,
Pegasus, Python, Scylla, Sphinx, Stheno, Talos, Typhon, bewitcher,
centaur, charmer, chimera, cockatrice, dragon, drake, enchanter,
enchantress, griffin, hippocampus, mermaid, merman, nixie, ogre,
ogress, roc, salamander, satyr, sea horse, sea serpent, siren,
spellbinder, troll, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, windigo,
xiphopagus, zombie


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  • Medusa - Wikipedia
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