hydriad

H4Y4D2R1I1A1D2

noun

A water nymph.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounhydriad (plural hydriads)

plural hydriads

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑδριάς
  2. Ancient Greekὑδριάς
  3. Englishhydriad

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδριάς (νύμφη) (hudriás (númphē), “(nymph) of the water”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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