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hamadryad

ham·a·dry·ad [ hàmmə dr əd ] (plural ham·a·dry·ads)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. wood nymph: in Greek and Roman mythology, a minor deity who lives in a tree and dies when the tree dies

2. zoology 
Same as  king cobra


[14th century. Via Latin Hamadryad-, Hamadryas< Greek Hamadruad-< hama "together" + Druad- (see dryad)]
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