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hamadryad

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hamadryad

1
n
the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
2
n
large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hamadryad
1

n the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

Type of:
dryad, wood nymph
a deity or nymph of the woods
2

n large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja

Synonyms:
Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah, king cobra
Type of:
cobra
venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
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