Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a family (
Lernæidæ ) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. SeeIllust. in Appendix.
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I don't think a hydra would make a very good cleric. var doubleclick_ad_params = 'a=1;r=0;w=1;wg=2;wa=0;wi=being;wi=invisible;wi=druids;wi=duncan;wi=entangle;wi=faerie;wi=fire;wi=flame;wi=blade;wi=flame;jid=6464226;kw=lernean;kw=hydra;kw=air;kw=temple;kw=wild;kw=shape:;kw=shark;kw=kuo-toa;c=jo;pt=jo';
gloriagoodbody: Not again. gloriagoodbody 2006
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Entry tags:air temple, kuo-toa, lernean hydra, wild shape: shark
gloriagoodbody: Not again. gloriagoodbody 2006
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She is strong enough to mount the empyrean despite the lernean serpent-coil which drags others to perdition -- to compel the world to tolerate if not forgive the black stain in her heart because of the divine radiance which encircles her head.
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