English

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

See also

• Hydra

Spanish

Proper noun

Hydrus ?

1. (astronomy) Hydrus (constellation)

Latin

Alternative forms

• hydros

Noun

hydrus m ‎(genitive hydrī); second declension

1. A water-snake
2. A serpent in the hair of Medusa

Declension

Second declension.

Related terms

• hydra
• Hydra

Descendants

• English: Hydrus

References

• hydrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• hydrus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “hydrus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• hydrus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia