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medusa

me.du.sa \mi-'d(y)u:-s*, -z*\ \-.se-, -.ze-\ \-s*l, -z*l\ \-'d(y)u:s-*n, 
   -'d(y)u:z-\ \-'d(y)u:-.so.id, -.zo.id\ n or me.du.sae [L, fr. Gk Medousa] 
   [NL, fr. L] cap  1: a Gorgon slain by Perseus  pl  2: JELLYFISH; esp : a 
   small hydrozoan jellyfish  - me.du.sal aj