hydra

A noun with two distinct meanings: a persistent and pervasive problem with many aspects that is difficult to overcome, or a small freshwater polyp.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: ein kleines Süßwasserpolyp oder ein schwer zu bekämpfendes, vielschichtiges Problem, das immer wieder auftaucht.

1. Persistent problem C1 formal

   A complex and pervasive difficulty that cannot be solved with a single effort due to its many aspects.

   • The corruption scandal was a hydra that kept revealing new heads.
   • Tackling poverty is a hydra requiring multiple strategies.
   • The company's financial issues were a hydra, with each solution revealing new problems.

   🇩🇪Hydra

   Synonyme: can of wormsmorassquagmiresnake pittangle

2. Freshwater polyp B2 formal scientific

   A small, tubular, solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp of the genus Hydra, known for its ability to regenerate.

   • The hydra can regenerate an entire organism from a small fragment.
   • Under a microscope, the hydra's tentacles are clearly visible.
   • Biologists study the hydra to understand cellular regeneration.

   🇩🇪Süßwasserpolyp

• hydrae plural form
• hydras plural form
• hydrae's possessive plural form
• hydras' possessive plural form
• hydra's possessive singular form