hamadryad

Senso (Inglese)

1. (Greek) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
2. A king cobra.
3. A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.

Concetti

amadriade

sinonimi

king cobra

Naja hannah

Ophiophagus hannah

Traduzioni

cobra reial

hamadríada

νάγια φίδι

cobra royal

hamadryade

Naja hannah

cobra-real

hamadríada

hamadríade

ağaç perisi

orman perisi

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/hæməˈdɹaɪæd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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