hamadryad
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гамадриада
A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her treeA wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
/hæməˈdɹaɪæd/
Meaning
4 senses(Greek)A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
гамадриадаgamadriada
the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
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.
Translations
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By meaning 1
a woodnymph:
Origin
From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”)From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”) + δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).
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Forms
plural: hamadryads / hamadryades| Singular | hamadryad |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja:king cobraOphiophagus hannahNaja hannah
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedhamadryadic