midas Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

WordNet

Mi"das noun
Etymology
So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

Webster 1913