Hydra

九头蛇、海德拉、许德拉

发音

UK /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/
US /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/
UK /ˈhaɪ̯d͡ʒɹə/
US /ˈhaɪ̯d͡ʒɹə/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 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.

    长蛇座

    天文
  3. 3.

    One of Pluto's moons.

    冥卫三

    天文
  4. 4.

    One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.

  5. 5.

    A commune in Algiers Province, Algeria.

相关短语

freshwater hydra

词源

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

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