hydra – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hydra
n.
multi-headed water serpent which grew new heads immediately after the old ones were cut off (Greek Mythology); large southern constellation; complex problem which grows worse even as part of it is solved; freshwater polyp
Hydra
Hydra may refer to:
- Hydra (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
- Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
Hydra
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
(hypernym) mythical monster, mythical creature
(classification) Greek mythology
2. a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
(synonym) Snake
(hypernym) constellation
hydra
Noun
1. trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
(hypernym) trouble, problem
2. small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
(hypernym) hydrozoan, hydroid
(member-holonym) genus Hydra
Hydra (die)
nf.
hydra, multi-headed water serpent which grew new heads immediately after the old ones were cut off (Greek Mythology); complex problem which grows worse even as part of it is solved; freshwater polyp
hydra (de)
n.
hydra, multi-headed water serpent which grew new heads immediately after the old ones were cut off (Greek Mythology)
