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Hydra

DEFINITIONS OF: Hydra

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n (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones

Hydra was slain by Hercules”
Type of:
mythical creature, mythical monster
a monster renowned in folklore and myth

n a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer

Synonyms:
Snake
Example of:
constellation
a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
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