[ˈhʌɪdrə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a minute freshwater coelenterate with a tubular body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth


Phrases:

Origin:
via Latin from Greek hudra ‘water snake’ (see Hydra), named by Linnaeus because, if cut into pieces, each section can grow into a whole animal

[ˈhʌɪdrə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a many-headed snake whose heads grew again as they were cut off, eventually killed by Hercules

- the largest constellation (the Water Snake or Sea Monster), said to represent the beast slain by Hercules. Its few bright stars are close to the celestial equator

- a thing that is hard to overcome or resist because of its pervasive or enduring quality or its many aspects
(e.g: his battle with the hydra of bureaucracy)


Phrases:

Origin:
via Latin from Greek hudra. Hydrae is the Latin genitive form of Hydra
via Latin from Greek hudra. Hydrae is the Latin genitive form of Hydra

[ˈhʌɪdrə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the Hydra constellation
(e.g: the star Beta Hydrae)


Phrases:

Origin:
via Latin from Greek hudra. Hydrae is the Latin genitive form of Hydra