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Quick definitions from WordNet (hydra)
▸ noun: small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
▸ noun: trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality ("We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution")
▸ noun: a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
▸ noun: (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones ("Hydra was slain by Hercules")
▸ Also see hydras
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▸ noun: small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
▸ noun: trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality ("We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution")
▸ noun: a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
▸ noun: (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones ("Hydra was slain by Hercules")
▸ Also see hydras
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to hydra
▸ Usage examples for hydra
▸ Idioms related to hydra (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing hydra
▸ Words that often appear near hydra
▸ Rhymes of hydra
▸ Invented words related to hydra