'Medusa' definitions:

Definition of 'Medusa'

From: WordNet
noun
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
noun
One of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free- swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles [syn: medusa, medusoid, medusan]

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]

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.