Hydrus

See also: hydrus

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EtymologyEdit

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus (“water serpent”), originally from Ancient Greek Ύδρα (Údra, “Hydra”).

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Proper nounEdit

Hydrus

1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra.

Derived termsEdit

• Hydri

TranslationsEdit

constellation

• Finnish: Etelän vesikäärme
• French: Hydre mâle (fr)
• Galician: Hidra Macho (gl)
• German: Kleine Wasserschlange f
• Greek: Ύδρος (el) m (Ýdros)

• Malay: Ular Air
• Polish: Wąż Wodny (pl) m
• Russian: Ю́жная Ги́дра f (Júžnaja Gídra)
• Spanish: Hydrus (es)

See alsoEdit

• Hydra

AnagramsEdit

• Rhudys

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Proper nounEdit

Hydrus ?

1. (astronomy) Hydrus (constellation)