Hydrus

[ hahy-druh s ]
/ ˈhaɪ drəs /

noun, genitive Hy·dri [hahy-drahy] /ˈhaɪ draɪ/. Astronomy.

the Water Snake, a southern constellation between Eridanus and Octans.

Origin of Hydrus

< Latin < Greek hýdros water serpent

Example sentences from the Web for hydrus

  • Reticulum, the Net, is a small constellation to the east of Hydrus and Horologium.

    Astronomical Curiosities |J. Ellard Gore

  • Pliny tells us that the hydrus lives in the water, and is exceedingly venomous.

    The Fables of Phdrus |Phaedrus

British Dictionary definitions for hydrus

Hydrus
/ (ˈhaɪdrəs) /

noun Latin genitive Hydri (ˈhaɪdraɪ)

a constellation near the S celestial pole lying close to Eridanus and Tucana and containing part of the Small Magellanic cloud

Word Origin for Hydrus

C17: from Latin, from Greek hudros water serpent, from hudōr water