medusa

noun

one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate

(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena

Roots

medousamedusa- · Greek · guardian, protectress (from 'to protect/rule')

Synonyms for medusa

gorgonn hydran cyclopsn typhonn mermaidn cockatricen chimeran

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