hy|dra-head|ed

hy|dra-head|ed
hy|dra-head|ed «HY druh HEHD ihd», adjective.
1. having many heads, like the Hydra.
2. self-renewing, like the Hydra.
3. Figurative. difficult to destroy: »

the hydra-headed corruption of bureaucracy.


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