'Midas' definitions:

Definition of 'Midas'

(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

Definition of 'Midas'

From: GCIDE
  • Midas \Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zool.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset. [1913 Webster]