Hydra
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
Hydra was slain by Hercules
Types & categories
- mythical monster hypernym
Related & opposite
- Greek mythology domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
Types & categories
- constellation instance hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Greek mythology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mythical monster |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | constellation |