hydra
IPA: hˈaɪdrʌ
noun
- Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.
- (fantasy) A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed.
- A complex, multifarious problem or situation that cannot be solved easily and rapidly.
- (Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
- (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
- (astronomy) One of Pluto's moons.
- One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.
- (geography) A commune in Algiers Province, Algeria.
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Examples of "hydra" in Sentences
- Cauterize enough heads, and the Hydra dies.
- You fight the Hydra after gaining the staff.
- He strews the teeth of the Hydra on the ground.
- In beast mode Hydra transforms into a soaring pterodactyl.
- Roger utilizes the generated energy to decimate the Hydra.
- The Hydra poison would subsequently lead to the death of Paris.
- For much of the past, Hydra has stayed on the margins of history.
- They tranquilize the entire group and take Jin to the Hydra island.
- The weakness of the Hydra was that only one of its heads was immortal.
- He is affiliated with the Maggia and HYDRA, and a competitor to the Kingpin.
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