hamadryad

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”) +‎ δρῦς (drûs, “tree”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hæməˈdɹaɪæd/ === Noun === hamadryad (plural hamadryads or hamadryades) (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled. A king cobra. A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Daphne Meliai ==== Further reading ==== hamadryad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia