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hydra
has definitions from the fields of zoology,astronomy,Greek mythology
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[ noun ] (astronomy) a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
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[ noun ] (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
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[ noun ] trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
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[ noun ] (zoology) small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
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