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Hydrae
- noun - (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
- a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
- small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
- trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
Hydria
- - A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form.
Hydric
- adjective - having or characterized by excessive moisture; "a hydric habitat"
Hydrus
- noun - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole
Hyemal
- - Belonging to winter; done in winter.
Hyenas
- noun - doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Hyetal
- - Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.
Hygeia
- noun - (Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea
Hyksos
- - A dynasty of Egyptian kings, often called the Shepherd kings, of foreign origin, who, according to the narrative of Manetho, ruled for about 500 years, forming the XVth and XVIth dynasties. It is now considered that the XVIth is merely a double of the XVth dynasty, and that the total period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100 years. It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites.
Hylism
- - A theory which regards matter as the original principle of evil.