medusa

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
medusa /mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/

▶noun (pl. medusae /-ziː, -siː/ or medusas) Zoology the free-swimming sexual form of a jellyfish or other coelenterate, typically umbrella-shaped with stinging tentacles around the edge. Compare with polyp.

– derivatives
medusoid adjective & noun.

– origin C18: named by assoc. with Medusa, a gorgon in Greek mythology with snakes in her hair.

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polyp

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