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What does Hydra mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Hydra? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (Greek) A mythological serpent with seven heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
  2. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
  3. (astronomy) The name of one of Pluto's moons. (Named 21 June 2006).
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The Many-Headed Hydra, without lapsing into anachronism, bears out this claim.
In an ideal world it would also link to the collaborative Hydra notes that were taken for pretty much every session.
I am a fair-to-middling player and lasted a respectable 38 moves, but I can't claim Hydra was ever sweating.
Hydra is known for its regenerative capacity and sensitivity to chemical pollution.
In ancient Greek mythology, images of snakes are generally evil and scary, like the Hydra, a large snake with nine heads.
If the body of an intact Hydra is severed in two, it regenerates by morphallaxis, which does not require new growth.

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