Engelsk substantiv: Hydra |
1. | Hydra (om person) (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Hydra was slain by Hercules.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | mythical creature, mythical monster |
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| Overordnet kategori | Greek mythology |
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2. | Hydra (om ting) a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Snake |
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| Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | constellation |
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3. | hydra (om erkjendelse) trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | problem, trouble |
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4. | hydra (om dyr) small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hydroid, hydrozoan |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | genus Hydra |
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