MEDUSA


Meaning of MEDUSA in English

— medusoid /meuh dooh"soyd, -dyooh"-/ , adj.

/meuh dooh"seuh, -zeuh, -dyooh"-/ , n. , pl. medusas, medusae /-see, -zee/ . Zool.

a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.

[ 1750-60; special use of MEDUSA, alluding to the Gorgon's snaky locks ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .