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hamadryad (encz) | hamadryad, n: |
Hamadryad (gcide) | Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\ (h[a^]m"[.a]*dr[imac]`[a^]d), n.; pl.
E. Hamadryads (-[a^]dz), L. Hamadryades
(-dr[imac]"[.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr.
"Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F.
hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
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1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of
the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her
abode.
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2. (Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Ophiophagus
bungarus}), allied to the cobras.
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hamadryad (wn) | hamadryad
n 1: the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
2: large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the
largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja [syn:
hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, {Naja
hannah}] |
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Hamadryad (gcide) | Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\ (h[a^]m"[.a]*dr[imac]`[a^]d), n.; pl.
E. Hamadryads (-[a^]dz), L. Hamadryades
(-dr[imac]"[.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr.
"Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F.
hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
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1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of
the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her
abode.
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2. (Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Ophiophagus
bungarus}), allied to the cobras.
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Hamadryades (gcide) | Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\ (h[a^]m"[.a]*dr[imac]`[a^]d), n.; pl.
E. Hamadryads (-[a^]dz), L. Hamadryades
(-dr[imac]"[.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr.
"Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F.
hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of
the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her
abode.
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2. (Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Ophiophagus
bungarus}), allied to the cobras.
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Hamadryads (gcide) | Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\ (h[a^]m"[.a]*dr[imac]`[a^]d), n.; pl.
E. Hamadryads (-[a^]dz), L. Hamadryades
(-dr[imac]"[.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr.
"Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F.
hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
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1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of
the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her
abode.
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2. (Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Ophiophagus
bungarus}), allied to the cobras.
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