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Medusa

[muh-doo-suh, -zuh, -dyoo-] / məˈdu sə, -zə, -ˈdyu- /


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Vivid hues that evoked the sea beds and headwear that resembled medusas continued the theme.

From Seattle Times

Dr. Griffith knew that her disease, like cancer, was not one disease but many, a medusa of waving tentacles.

From New York Times

A black floor-length gown with undulating straps could have been a poisonous medusa, with coral-red dye bleeding down its multi-layered skirt.

From Washington Times

A black floor – length gown with undulating straps could have been a poisonous medusa, with coral – red dye bleeding down its multi-layered skirt.

From Seattle Times

Like the octopus, the medusa, or jellyfish, is one of the original sea monsters.

From The New Yorker