hydralike

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adjective

Resembling a hydra

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English hydra →
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Meanings

adjectivehydralike (comparative more hydralike, superlative most hydralike)

comparative more hydralike · superlative most hydralike

  1. Resembling a hydra

    In the interim he pursued one of his most adventurous series, the so-called Hercules project, exploring the persistence of fascism in its hydralike forms.

    2009 January 25, Jori Finkel, “Worlds Collide in a Single Face”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishhydra
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishhydralike

From hydra + -like.

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APA

hydralike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydralike

MLA

“hydralike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydralike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydralike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydralike.

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