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How to pronounce hydras

IPA transcription: ['haɪdɹəz]

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Noun

  • (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones

    “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

    “we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution”

  • small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp

Usage examples

  • It is a highly active carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.