hamadryad
IPA: hˈæmʌdrˈaɪæd
noun
- (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
- The king cobra.
- A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.
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Examples of "hamadryad" in Sentences
- The term hamadryad has several uses.
- The moss people are similar to a Hamadryad.
- Hamadryads are just a specific kind of dryad.
- Being a hamadryad, she was linked to a specific tree.
- If the tree died, the hamadryad associated with it died as well.
- The hamadryad is the largest land based lifeform native to the planet.
- He bound himself to the hamadryad Ephira, therefore turning her into a monster.
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