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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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. [ pl. { Medusae}.] ( Zool.) Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish. [ 1913 Webster] 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}. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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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