Hidra — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

Hidra is used for these senses in English:

• Hydra (Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
• hydra (biology) 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.

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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