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单词 Medusa's head
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Definition of Medusa's head in English:

Medusa's head

(also Medusa-head)
noun mɪˈdjuːsəs hɛdmɪˈdjuːzəs hɛdmɪˈdʒuːzəs hɛd
  • 1Zoology. Any of various echinoderms with multiply-branched arms, especially basket stars such as Gorgonocephalus; (formerly also) †the crinoid Cenocrinus asteria (formerly known as Pentacrinus caputmedusae) (obsolete).

  • 2A South African spurge, Euphorbia caput-medusae, with many long intertwining stems.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From the genitive of Medusa + head.

Definition of Medusa's head in US English:

Medusa's head

(also Medusa-head)
noun
  • 1Zoology. Any of various echinoderms with multiply-branched arms, especially basket stars such as Gorgonocephalus; (formerly also) †the crinoid Cenocrinus asteria (formerly known as Pentacrinus caputmedusae) (obsolete).

  • 2A South African spurge, Euphorbia caput-medusae, with many long intertwining stems.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From the genitive of Medusa + head.

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