Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Midas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Midas \Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to
have had ass's ears.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including
numerous species of marmosets. See {Marmoset}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Midas
n : (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave
the power to turn everything he touched into gold [syn: {Midas}]
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