NOUN | person | Hydra | (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads |
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object | Hydra, Snake | a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer | |
cognition | hydra | trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality | |
animal | hydra | small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp |
Sounds | hhay'drah | |
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Rhymes | abracadabra ... zebra: 116 rhymes with rah... |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones. | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Broader | mythical monster, mythical creature | A monster renowned in folklore and myth |
Spanish | Hidra | |
Catalan | Hidra |
Meaning | A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer. | |
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Synonym | Snake | |
Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Spanish | Hydra |
Meaning | Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality. | |
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Example | "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution" | |
Broader | trouble, problem | A source of difficulty |
Spanish | hydra |
Meaning | small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp. | |
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Member of | genus Hydra | hydras |
Broader | hydrozoan, hydroid | colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant |
Spanish | hidra, hydra | |
Catalan | hidra |
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