Definition of hamadryad Hamadryad
ham•a•dry•ad
We found 9 definitions of hamadryad from 5 different sources.
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What does hamadryad mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hamadryads |
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| hamadryad - large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja | ||
| king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannah | ||
| cobra venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood | ||
| hamadryad - the nymph or spirit of a particular tree | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hamadryad (n.)
A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. - hamadryad (n.)
A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hamadryad
ham′a-drī-ad, n. (myth.) a wood-nymph who lived and died with the tree in which she dwelt:—pl. Ham′adryads, Hamadry′ades (-ēz). [Gr. hamadryas—hama, together, drys, a tree.]
Part of speech
🔤- hamadryad, noun, singular of hamadryads / hamadryades.
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