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Definition of: hamadryad
(ham′ə·drī′əd, -ad) noun plural ·ads or ·a·des (-ə·dēz)
1. In Greek mythology, a wood nymph whose life was connected with that of the tree she inhabited.
2. The king cobra. [<Gk. hamadryas, -ados <hama together with + drys oak tree]
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