# hamadryad

> English word · Noun · IPA /hæməˈdɹaɪæd/

## Definitions
1. A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
2. A king cobra.
3. A baboon of species Papio hamadryas, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Hamadryas and Tellervo.

## Etymology
From Latin Hamadryas, from Ancient Greek Ἁμαδρυάς (Hamadruás), from ἅμα (háma, “together”) + δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).

## Source
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