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Hamadryad vs Hamadryas - What's the difference?

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Hamadryad is a synonym of hamadryas.


As nouns the difference between hamadryad and hamadryas

is that hamadryad is (greek mythology) a wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled while hamadryas is a large baboon, , from northern africa and arabia, that was sacred in ancient egypt.

hamadryad

English

(wikipedia hamadryad)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Greek mythology) A wood-nymph who was physically a part of her tree; she would die if her tree were felled.
  • The king cobra.
  • A kind of baboon, Papio hamadryas , venerated by the ancient Egyptians.

    • See also

    * Daphne * Meliai

    hamadryas

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A large baboon, , from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt

    • Synonyms

    * hamadryad * holy baboon