Hydrus definition
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Tucana and Mensa.
noun
(place, proper) A S constellation near the celestial pole.
noun
Origin of hydrus
- Latin from Greek hudros water snake wed-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus, a "water serpent", originally from Ancient Greek Ύδρα (Hydra)
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