Medusa

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

From The New Yorker

Whenever it feels threatened or is injured, it reverts from its mature medusa state to the polyp state, thus beginning its life again.

From Nature

Then, the polyps can spawn mature medusas—the familiar umbrella-shaped jellyfish.

From National Geographic

But not all marine lakes have medusas, the bell-shape organisms you probably think of when the word "jellyfish" comes to mind.

From National Geographic

She conjures a lineage of threatening archetypes: the harpy and her talons, the witch and her spells, the medusa and her writhing locks.

From New York Times