Hamadryad

Definition of Hamadryad

Ham´a`dry`ad   Pronunciation: hăm´å`drī`ăd
n.1.
1.(Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
2.(Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake (Ophiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.

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dryad, wood nymph
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