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Definitions for Hydra

[1] (often initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology . a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
[2] any freshwater polyp of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles surrounding the mouth, and usually living attached to rocks, plants, etc., but also capable of detaching and floating in the water.
[3] a persistent or many-sided problem that presents new obstacles as soon as one aspect is solved.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the Sea Serpent, a large southern constellation extending through 90° of the sky, being the longest of all constellations.
[5] any solitary freshwater hydroid coelenterate of the genus Hydra, in which the body is a slender polyp with tentacles around the mouth
[6] a persistent trouble or evil the hydra of the Irish problem
[7] Greek myth a monster with nine heads, each of which, when struck off, was replaced by two new ones
[8] a very long faint constellation lying mainly in the S hemisphere and extending from near Virgo to Cancer

Words related to Hydra

invasion, scourge, contagion, pandemic, epidemic, curse, infection, outbreak, influenza, infestation, blight, calamity, pest, cancer, tumor, disaster, evil, bane, burden, jinx

Words nearby Hydra

hyder ali, hyderabad, hydnocarpate, hydnocarpic acid, hydr-, hydra, hydra-headed, hydracid, hydraemia, hydragogue, hydralazine

Origin of Hydra

1325–75; < Latin < Greek hýdrā water serpent (replacing Middle English ydre < Middle French < L); see otter

Word origin for Hydra

C16: from Latin, from Greek hudra water serpent; compare otter

Synonyms for Hydra

contagion, curse, epidemic, infection, infestation, influenza, invasion, outbreak, pandemic, scourge, affliction, pestilence, rash, ravage