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Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.

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Proper noun:

  • astronomy The name of one of Pluto's moons. (Named 21 June 2006).
  • constellation A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
  • greekmyth A mythological serpent with seven heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. Also called the Lernaean Hydra.

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