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Wasserschlange — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hydra noun A many-headed serpent from Greek mythology that grew two new heads whenever one was cut off.

Senses

Wasserschlange is used for these senses in English:

  • Hydra (constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.

hydra — full definition

  1. noun A many-headed serpent from Greek mythology that grew two new heads whenever one was cut off.
  2. noun A tiny freshwater animal with a tube-shaped body and tentacles around its mouth, related to jellyfish.
  3. noun A problem so tangled and persistent that solving one part of it just causes another part to appear.

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