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# hydra

noun (hydras)

«hydra» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A monster from Greek stories: a huge snake with many heads, where cutting one off lets more grow. Also a tiny water creature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hydra/#m1)

### In the lessons

in myths, the many-headed monster that a hero must slay

### Examples

- The hero had to slay the hydra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hydra/#x1)
- The hydra had nine heads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hydra/#x2)

### Note

the word gives no number; if a problem says the hydra has nine heads, that count is exact, as stated in the tale

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hydra» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hydra/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hydra» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hydra.html) on Mova free.