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HYDRA
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Irregular inflected form: hydrae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hydra" is a kind of...):
hydroid; hydrozoan (colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant)
Holonyms ("hydra" is a member of...):
genus Hydra (hydras)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
Example:
we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hydra" is a kind of...):
problem; trouble (a source of difficulty)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
Synonyms:
Hydra; Snake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
Example:
Hydra was slain by Hercules
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hydra" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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