MEDUSA as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
   Hypernyms(s) medusa is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coelenterate (what does coelenterate mean?)
   • cnidarian (what does cnidarian mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans
   Synonym(s)
   • jellyfish (what does jellyfish mean?)
   • medusan (what does medusan mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) medusa is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • coelenterate (what does coelenterate mean?)
   • cnidarian (what does cnidarian mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Aegina (what does Aegina mean?)
   • Chrysaora quinquecirrha (what does Chrysaora quinquecirrha mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena
   • she was slain by Perseus
   Hypernyms(s) Medusa is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Gorgon (what does Gorgon mean?)