Hydrus

See also: hydrus

English

Etymology

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

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Proper noun

Hydrus

(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 terms

Hydri

Translations

constellation

Finnish: Etelän vesikäärme
French: Hydre mâle (fr)
Galician: Hidra Macho (gl)
German: Kleine Wasserschlange f
Greek: Ύδρος (el) m (Ýdros)
Irish: an Phéist Bheag f
Malay: Ular Air
Polish: Wąż Wodny (pl) m, Wąż Morski m, Wąż Wodny Mały m
Russian: Ю́жная Ги́дра f (Júžnaja Gídra)
Spanish: Hydrus (es)

Anagrams

Rhudys

Spanish

Proper noun

Hydrus ?

(astronomy) Hydrus (constellation)