Hydra
proper nounattested in dialogue
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A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
proper noun
- 1
A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
- 2
A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
At night I lie dry-eyed on my little bed and turn my head to and fro to catch sight of one little star by one little star along the tail of Hydra, and think you are alive, you survive. Is this not what you wanted?
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One of Pluto's moons.
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One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.
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A commune in Algiers Province, Algeria.
Etymology
From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent, originally from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra), from Proto-Indo-European *údreh₂ (“aquatic”). Doublet of otter.
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