Greek Meaning of hydra

ύδρα

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Definitions and Meaning of hydra in English

Wordnet

hydra (n)

(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones

a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality

small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp

Webster

hydra (n.)

A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster.

Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many sources; not to be overcome by a single effort.

Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc., by a basal sucker.

A southern constellation of great length lying southerly from Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.

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ύδρα

(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones, a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near th

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hydr- => υδρο-, hydnum => υδνοειδής, hydnoraceae => Υδνορίδες, hydnocarpus wightiana => υδνοκάρπους ουιγκτιάνης, hydnocarpus oil => Έλαιο υδνοκάρπου,