'Medusa' definitions:
Definition of 'Medusa'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
noun
Definition of 'Medusa'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. [pl. Medusae.] (Zool.) Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The larger medusae belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called covered-eyed medusae; others, known as naked-eyed medusae, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See Discophora, Hydroidea, and Hydromedusa. [1913 Webster]
- Medusa bud (Zool.), one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See Athecata, and Gonotheca.
- Medusa's head. (a) (Zool.) An astrophyton. (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Medusa'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Argus,
- bewitcher,
- Briareus,
- centaur,
- Cerberus,
- charmer,
- Charybdis,
- chimera,
- Circe,
- cockatrice,
- Cyclops,
- dragon,
- drake,
- Echidna,
- enchanter,
- enchantress,
- Euryale,
- Gorgon,
- griffin,
- Harpy,
- hippocampus,
- Hydra,
- Loch Ness monster,
- Medea,
- mermaid,
- merman,
- Minotaur,
- nixie,
- ogre,
- ogress,
- Pegasus,
- Python,
- roc,
- salamander,
- satyr,
- Scylla,
- sea horse,
- sea serpent,
- siren,
- spellbinder,
- Sphinx,
- Stheno,
- Talos,
- troll,
- Typhon,
- unicorn,
- vampire,
- werewolf,
- windigo,
- xiphopagus,
- zombie
Medusa, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Medusa, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000) :
376
Housing Units (2000) :
183
Land area (2000) :
6.785919 sq. miles (17.575449 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.073525 sq. miles (0.190430 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.859444 sq. miles (17.765879 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46426
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.434449 N, 74.127248 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
12120
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.