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medusa: Meaning and Definition of
me•du•sa
Pronunciation: (mu-d'su, -zu, -dy'-), [key]
— pl. -sas, -sae
- a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
Me•du•sa
Pronunciation: (mu-d'su, -zu, -dy'-), [key]
— pl. -sas.
- the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.
See also:
- medusa (Thesaurus)
