Hamadryad : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Hamadryad	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Hamadryad
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hamadryad n the nymph or spirit of a particular tree large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja Synonym(s): hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannah
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[94]l.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Orhiophagus bungarus}), allied to the cobras.