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hydra

[hahy-druh] / ˈhaɪ drə /


NOUN
dragon
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NOUN
polyp
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The supernova is located in the galaxy NGC 3621, in the direction of the constellation Hydra, approximately 22 million light-years away.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

The Marvel universe more recently used the Nazi-like Hydra organization as a multiheaded big bad.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Given the fact that the investigation was such a complex and many-headed Hydra involving so many states, I can see how the complexity of that could have led to a longer timeframe for the prosecution.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2023

Russian-language site Hydra was the highest-grossing dark web market in the world and was thought to be based in Russia but was actually hosted in Germany, which allowed German law enforcement to shut it down.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

I ran my hand across a picture of Tyson, battling the Hydra as he held aloft a box of Monster Donuts.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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