"hydra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪdɹə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hydra.wav Forms: hydras [plural], hydrae [plural], hydræ [plural]
enPR: hī'drə Etymology: After the Hydra, from Greek mythology, which grew two new heads every time one of its heads was cut off. The biology sense alludes to the budding method of asexual reproduction that the hydra practices, similar to growing new heads. The figurative sense refers to how the creature could not be killed by a swift, decisive solution (in contrast to a Gordian knot). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wed-}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hydrae|hydræ}} hydra (plural hydras or hydrae or hydræ)
  1. (fantasy) A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed. Categories (topical): Fantasy Categories (lifeform): Hydrozoans
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  2. (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. Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Hydrozoans Translations (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera): гі́дра (hídra) [feminine] (Belarusian), хи́дра (hídra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 水螅 (shuǐxī) (Chinese Mandarin), nezmar [masculine] (Czech), lampipolyyppi (Finnish), hydre [feminine] (French), hidra [feminine] (Galician), Hydra [feminine] (German), hidra (Hungarian), ヒドラ (hidora) (Japanese), 히드라 (hideura) (Korean), hydra [feminine] (Latin), hurumoana (Maori), stułbia [feminine] (Polish), hidra [feminine] (Portuguese), hidră [feminine] (Romanian), ги́дра (gídra) [feminine] (Russian), hydra [feminine] (Spanish), hydra [common-gender] (Swedish), idra (Tagalog), హైడ్రా (haiḍrā) (Telugu), ไฮดรา (hai-draa) (Thai), гі́дра (hídra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), thuỷ tức (Vietnamese)
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  3. (figurative) A complex, multifarious problem or situation that cannot be solved easily and rapidly. Tags: figuratively Categories (lifeform): Hydrozoans Translations (complex, multifarious problem): ongelmavyyhti (Finnish), hidra [feminine] (Galician), bicho de sete cabeças [feminine] (Portuguese)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brown hydra (taxonomic: Hydra oligactis), freshwater hydra (taxonomic: Hydra vulgaris), green hydra (taxonomic: Hydra viridissima), microhydra (english: Craspedacusta)

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