hamadryad

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς, from ἅμα (“together”) + δρῦς (“tree”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /hæməˈdɹʌɪæd/

Noun[edit]

hamadryad (plural hamadryads)

  1. (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; fell the tree, kill the nymph.
  2. The king cobra.
  3. A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.

Translations[edit]

a wood nymph

See also[edit]

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