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1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 27% | 9 | A person trained to rescue swimmers in danger | |
3 | 25% | 8 | Skater trained in West Indies to practise another sport | |
Swimmers Used To Be Trained In West Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "MEDUSAE" which means:
- noun
- • One of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
- • (greek mythology) a woman transformed into a gorgon by athena; she was slain by perseus
An example sentence would be:
- • "The medusae are commonly known as the bell-shaped jellyfish."
- • "Some medusae have long, trailing tentacles."
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