What is the meaning of Hydra?

noun

  • Greek mythology. ( monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones)
    • usage: "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
  • A long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer.
  • Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.
    • usage: "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
  • Small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp. .
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