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ham⋅a⋅dry⋅ad

  [ham-uh-drahy-uhd, -ad]
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–noun, plural -ads, -a⋅des  [-uh-deez] .
1. Classical Mythology. a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree.
2. king cobra.
Origin:
< L, s. of Hamādryas wood nymph < Gk, equiv. to hama together with (c. same ) + dryás dryad
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king cobra

 
–noun
a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 ft. (5 m): the largest of the venomous snakes.
Also called hamadryad.

Origin:
1890–95
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ham·a·dry·ad   (hām'ə-drī'əd)   
n.   pl. ham·a·dry·ads or ham·a·dry·a·des (-ə-dēz')

  1. Greek & Roman Mythology A wood nymph who lives only as long as the tree of which she is the spirit lives.

  2. See king cobra.


[Middle English amadriad, from Latin Hamadryas, Hamadryad-, from Greek Hamadruas : hama, together with; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + Druas, dryad (from drūs, oak; see deru- in Indo-European roots).]
king cobra  
n.  A large venomous snake (Ophiophagus hannah) of southeast Asia and the Philippines that can grow to a length of 5.5 meters (18 feet). Also called hamadryad.
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Word Origin & History

hamadryad 
c.1386, from Gk. hamadryas "wood-nymph" (pl. hamadryades), fabled to die with her tree, from hama "together" + drus (gen. dryos) "tree."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: hama·dry·ad
Pronunciation: "ham-&-'drI-&d, -"ad
Function: noun
: KING COBRA

Main Entry: king co·bra
Pronunciation: 'ki[ng]-'kO-br&
Function: noun
: a large and very venomous cobra of the genus Ophiophagus (O.hannah syn. Naja hannah) of southeastern Asia and the Philippines that may attain a length of 18 feet (5.5 meters) called also hamadryad
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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