hamadryad

n. 树神, 眼镜王蛇(印度产)

发音

其它 /hæməˈdɹaɪæd/

词形变化

hamadryades hamadryads 复数 hamadryads hamadryades 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    A king cobra.

  3. 3.

    A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.

  4. 4.

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

king cobra

上位词 3

cobra dryad woodnymph

词源

From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”) + δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).

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