Hydra

Meaning

1. A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
2. 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. One of Pluto's moons.
4. One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.
5. A commune in Algiers Province, Algeria.

Synonyms

Snake

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Water Monster

Water Serpent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/

Etymology

From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent, originally from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra), from Proto-Indo-European *údreh₂ (“aquatic”). Doublet of otter.