hamadryad
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hamadryad
- /hæməˈdɹaɪæd/
- /-əd/
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From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”) + δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).
noun hamadryads · hamadryades
- A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled. One of the most interesting species of Nymphs is the Dryads, or Hamadryads, those personifications of the vegetable life of plants.
- A king cobra.
- A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.
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noun a woodnymph
| Español | hamadríada |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ハマドリュアス hamadoryuasu |
| Português | hamadríada |
| Français | hamadryade |
| Italiano | amadriade |
| Ελληνικά | αμαδρυάδα amadryáda |
| Русский | гамадриада gamadriada |
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