Hydrusn.

/ˈhʌɪdrəs/

Etymology: Latin, < Greek ὕδρος water-snake; compare hydra n.

a. A fabulous water-snake or sea-serpent.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent

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hurlpool1553

afanc1573

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sea monster1600

Hydrus1667

sea-dragon1749

kraken1755

sea-snake1755

Midgard1770

the (great) sea-serpent1774

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Mamlambo1919

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Ogopogo1926

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 525 The Hall, thick swarming now With complicated monsters, head and taile,..Cerastes hornd, Hydrus, and Ellops drear.

b. A former name for a genus of venomous sea-snakes, now called Hydrophis.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > member of family Hydrophidae

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Hydrus1838

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 258 The goodliest and fairest snakes to see too, are those which live in the water, and are called Hydri, water-snakes.]

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. The serpents of this genus have the posterior part of the body and the tail very much compressed and elevated vertically, so as to give them a facility of swimming.

2. Astronomy. One of the southern constellations, introduced by La Caille in the 18th cent.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Hydrus

water snake1694

Hydrus1795

1795 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. I. 612/1 Hydrus, or Water Serpent, one of the new southern constellations, including only ten stars.

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 423 These half-stellar, half-nebulous systems..are situated, one between the Pole and Canopus..the other..in Hydrus, between Achernar and the Pole.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	hydrus
释义	Hydrusn. /ˈhʌɪdrəs/ Etymology: Latin, < Greek ὕδρος water-snake; compare hydra n. 1. a. A fabulous water-snake or sea-serpent. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent nickerOE cetec1220 dragona1340 serra1449 hurlpool1553 afanc1573 orcc1590 sea monster1600 Hydrus1667 sea-dragon1749 kraken1755 sea-snake1755 Midgard1770 the (great) sea-serpent1774 sea-worm1799 taniwha1840 makara1873 Mamlambo1919 lau1923 Ogopogo1926 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 525 The Hall, thick swarming now With complicated monsters, head and taile,..Cerastes hornd, Hydrus, and Ellops drear. View more context for this quotation b. A former name for a genus of venomous sea-snakes, now called Hydrophis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > member of family Hydrophidae water snake1527 water serpent1530 hydra1608 sea-serpent1672 sea-snake1827 Hydrus1838 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 258 The goodliest and fairest snakes to see too, are those which live in the water, and are called Hydri, water-snakes.] 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. The serpents of this genus have the posterior part of the body and the tail very much compressed and elevated vertically, so as to give them a facility of swimming. 2. Astronomy. One of the southern constellations, introduced by La Caille in the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Hydrus water snake1694 Hydrus1795 1795 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. I. 612/1 Hydrus, or Water Serpent, one of the new southern constellations, including only ten stars. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 423 These half-stellar, half-nebulous systems..are situated, one between the Pole and Canopus..the other..in Hydrus, between Achernar and the Pole. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1667
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