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

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 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)
• Swahili: Nyoka Maji

See also

• Hydra

Anagrams

• Rhudys

Spanish

Proper noun

Hydrus ?

1. (astronomy) Hydrus (constellation)