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单词 hamadryad
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ham•a•dry•ad  (ham′ə drīəd, -ad),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ads, -a•des 
    (-ə dēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree.
  2. See king cobra. 
  • Greek, equivalent. to hama together with (cognate with same) + dryás dryad
  • Latin, stem of Hamādryas wood nymph

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hamadryad /ˌhæməˈdraɪəd -æd/ n
  1. one of a class of nymphs, each of which inhabits a tree and dies with it
  2. another name for king cobra
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin Hamādryas, from Greek Hamadruas, from hama together with + drus tree; see dryad
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