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me•du•sa



Pronunciation: (mu-dOO'su, -zu, -dyOO'-), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -sas, -saePronunciation: (-sē, -zē). [key] Zool.
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.

Me•du•sa



Pronunciation: (mu-dOO'su, -zu, -dyOO'-), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -sas. Class. Myth.
the only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.

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