hamadryades
plural of hamadryad
Source: Wiktionary
Ham"a*dry`ad, n.; pl. E. Hamadryads, L. Hamadryades. Etym: [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr. hamadryade. See Same, and Tree.]
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large venomous East Indian snake (Orhiophagus bungarus), allied to the cobras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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