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Definition of Hydrae

Hydrae
Hydra Hy"dra, n.; pl. E. Hydras, L. Hydr[ae]. [L. hydra, Gr. "y`dra; akin to "y`dwr water. See Otter the animal, Water.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized. It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster. Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras dire. --Milton. 2. Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many sources; not to be overcome by a single effort. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc., by a basal sucker. Note: The body is a simple tube, having a mouth at one extremity, surrounded by a circle of tentacles with which it captures its prey. Young hydras bud out from the sides of the older ones, but soon become detached and are then like their parent. Hydras are remarkable for their power of repairing injuries; for if the body be divided in pieces, each piece will grow into a complete hydra, to which fact the name alludes. The zooids or hydranths of marine hydroids are sometimes called hydras. 4. (Astron.) A southern constellation of great length lying southerly from Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.

Meaning of Hydrae from wikipedia

- designated Alpha Hydrae. It is an orange giant of magnitude 2.0, 177 light-years from Earth. Its traditional name means "the solitary one". Beta Hydrae is a blue-white...
- Epsilon Hydrae, Delta Hydrae, Sigma Hydrae, Eta Hydrae, Rho Hydrae, Zeta Hydrae, Omega Hydrae and Theta Hydrae Consequently, Epsilon Hydrae itself is...
- Alphard /ˈælfɑːrd/, designated Alpha Hydrae (α Hydrae, abbreviated Alpha Hya, α Hya), is the brightest star in the constellation of Hydra. It is a single...
- Gamma Hydrae (γ Hya, γ Hydrae) is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0, placing it second...
- designation b Hydrae refers to three different stars in the constellation Hydra: b1 Hydrae, (3 Crateris, HD 93397), an F-type main-sequence star b2 Hydrae, (5 Crateris...
- Hydrae and A Hydrae are distinct. Due to technical limitations, both designations link here. For the star a Hydrae, see 6 Hydrae (HR 3431) A Hydrae,...
- Tau1 Hydrae is a triple star system in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. Based upon the annual parallax shift of the two visible components as seen...
- consisting of Upsilon1 Hydrae, Lambda Hydrae, Mu Hydrae, HD 87344, Kappa Hydrae and Phi1 Hydrae. Consequently, Upsilon1 Hydrae itself is known as 張宿一...
- Nu Hydrae, Latinized from ν Hydrae, is an orange-hued star in the constellation Hydra, near the border with the neighboring constellation of Crater. It...
- Pi Hydrae, Latinized from π Hydrae, is a star in the constellation Hydra with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.3, making it visible to the naked eye...