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Hydrus
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hydrus
English
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From en la hydrus water serpent, originally from en grc Ὕδρα Hydra.
Pronunciation
en Hydrus (en-uk).ogg UK
en En-us-Hydrus.ogg US
Proper noun
en constellation 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
en Hydri
Translations
constellation
Finnish: fi Etelän vesikäärme
French: fr Hydre mâle
Galician: gl Hidra Macho
German: de Kleine Wasserschlange f
Greek: el Ύδρος m
Irish: ga Péist Bheag f an Phéist Bheag
Malay: ms Ular Air
Polish: pl Wąż Wodny m, pl Wąż Morski m, pl Wąż Wodny Mały m
Russian: ru Ю́жная Ги́дра f
Spanish: es Hydrus
Swahili: sw Nyoka Maji
See also
en Hydra
Anagrams
en dhrsuy Rhudys
Spanish
es:
Proper noun
es constellation en Hydrus constellation