hydra-ulus'

hy·drau·lus

[hahy-draw-luhs]
noun, plural hy·drau·li [-lahy] , hy·drau·lus·es.
a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.

Origin:
1870–75; < Latin < Greek hýdraulos water organ, equivalent to hydr- hydr-1 + aulós pipe

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