Hydra
Hydra
Definition
Hy·dra (hī′drə)
noun pl. -·dras or -·drae′-drē′
- Gr. Myth. the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labors: when any one of its heads is cut off, it is replaced by two others
- a long S constellation between Cancer and Libra: the largest constellation
- any persistent or ever-increasing evil with many sources and causes
- any of a family (Hydridae) of small, freshwater, solitary hydroids having a dominant soft-bodied polyp stage
Etymology: ME ydre (< OFr < L), ydra < L Hydra < Gr, water serpent, akin to hydōr, water
Hydra
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- head: Why were there no animals like stools with three legs, or armchairs that sing like birds, or seven headed hydras?
Adjective modifier
- many-headed: Be like a many-headed hydra, flexible, changing tack and tactics all the time.
- green: From the author's garden pond in December: Live green hydra with bud, or should that be buddy, in cell slide.
- live: Above right: Video - live green hydra, 60x.
Modifies a noun
- server: Figure 1.6 shows the same view of the hydra server from the Windows NT 4.0 Network Neighborhood.
Browse dictionary entries near Hydra
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- hybridoma
- hybridize
- hybrid vigor
- hybrid tea
- hydracid
- hydrangea
- hydrant
- hydranth
- hydrastine
- hydrastis
- hydrate
- hydraulic
- hydraulic ram
- hydraulics
