Hydrus
Americannoun
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Hydri
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hydrus
< Latin < Greek hýdros water serpent
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He said he and his wife had been coming by every weekend, watching the Hydrus rise, though he noted that in other places along the shore the rebuilding was occurring at a much slower pace.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
In today’s 360 video, take a ride on the Jersey Shore’s Hydrus roller coaster, which opened this month.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
Called the Hydrus, it is a twisted green behemoth, featuring a steep inverted drop, a full loop and two more inversions.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
He pointed to new restaurants, a bakery on the boardwalk, nights where families can camp on the beach, and the many “new structures” like the Hydrus as a sign of the new Seaside Heights.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
Looking back, we saw, low down, parts of the Phœnix and the Crane; higher up, the Toucan, Hydrus, and Pavo.
From A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by James De Mille
It describes in great detail the planetary system of the star Beta Hydri, and gives the names of those planets: Uller and Niflheim.
From Uller Uprising by John D. Clark
The centre lies close by the Lesser Magellanic cloud—between the stars Kappa Toucani and Eta Hydri of our modern maps, but much nearer to the last named.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
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