释义
n.
a minute freshwater coelenterate with a stalk-like tubular body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth
水螅。
Greek Mythology a many-headed snake whose heads grew again as they were cut off, killed by Hercules
【希腊神话】 九头蛇(头被砍掉后能再长出来,被赫拉克勒斯杀死)。
[as noun hydra]a thing which is hard to overcome or resist because of its pervasive or enduring quality or its many aspects
难以根除的祸害,大患;难以抵制的事物。
Astronomy the largest constellation (the Water Snake or Sea Monster), said to represent the beast slain by Hercules. Its few bright stars are close to the celestial equator
【天文】 长蛇星座。比较HYDRUS.
[as genitive Hydrae /-driː/ ]used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation
[与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星]长蛇星座的
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the star Beta Hydrae.
长蛇座β星。
词源
"via Latin from Greek hudra ‘water snake' (see HYDRA), named by Linnaeus because, if cut into pieces, each section can grow into a whole animal.via Latin from Greek hudra."