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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\, n.; pl E. {Hamadryads}, L. {Hamadryades}. [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr ?; ? together + ? oak, tree: cf F. hamadryade. See {Same}, and {Tree}.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Orhiophagus bungarus}), allied to the cobras. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hamadryad n 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 [syn: {king cobra}, {Ophiophagus hannan}, {Naja hannah}]
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