hamadryad
英 [,hæmə'draɪəd; -æd]
美
- n. 树神；印度产的一种毒蛇
英英释义
- 1. the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
- 2. large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
英文词源
- hamadryad (n.)
- late 14c., from Greek hamadryas (plural hamadryades) "wood-nymph," fabled to die with her tree, from hama "together with" (see same) + dryas (plural dryades) "wood nymph," from drus (genitive dryos) "tree," especially "oak," from PIE *deru- "tree, wood, oak" (see tree (n.)). Use in 19c. biology for a type of butterfly, a type of venomous Indian serpent, and a type of large hairy baboon.
词态变化
复数: hamadryades; hamadryads;