Synonyms for medusa

Noun

1. Medusa, Gorgon

usage: (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus

2. jellyfish, medusa, medusan, coelenterate, cnidarian

usage: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

3. medusa, coelenterate, cnidarian

usage: one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles