medusa

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 [syn: {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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Medusa, NY
  Zip code(s): 12120
    

Medusa, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
   Population (2000):    376
   Housing Units (2000): 183
   Land area (2000):     6.785919 sq. miles (17.575449 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.073525 sq. miles (0.190430 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.859444 sq. miles (17.765879 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            46426
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             42.434449 N, 74.127248 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     12120
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Medusa, NY
    Medusa
    

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

    

MEDUSA

a celebrated ancient who had the delirium tremens in an
acute stage.