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Definition: covered-eyed medusae
Medusa
\Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose
hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked
upon her were turned into stone.
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2. [pl.
Medusae.] (Zo["o]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a
jellyfish.
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Note: The larger medus[ae] belong to the Discophora, and are
sometimes called
covered-eyed medus[ae]; others,
known as
naked-eyed medus[ae], belong to the
Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from
hydroids. See
Discophora,
Hydroidea, and
Hydromedusa.
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Medusa bud (Zo["o]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid,
destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See
Athecata, and
Gonotheca.
Medusa's head.
(a) (Zo["o]l.) An astrophyton.
(b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation
Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.
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