[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

midas \mi"das\, n. so called from l. midas, a man fabled to
   have had ass's ears. zool.
   a genus of longeared south american monkeys, including
   numerous species of marmosets. see marmoset.
   1913 webster
see also:
marmoset 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

midas
     n : greek legend the greedy king of phrygia who dionysus gave
         the power to turn everything he touched into gold

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

midas
     
        a digital simulation language.
     
        sammet 1969, p.627.
     
     

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

midas
     
        a motif-based toolkit for interactive data analysis by
        t. johnson, slac.  the basis for the midas-www browser.
     
     
see also:
motif midas-www browser 

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