Hydrus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hydrus
< Latin < Greek hýdros water serpent
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The owners say the Hydrus name is an allusion to the Jet Star because it is the name of a constellation.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2017
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
Dreadful was the din Of hissing through the hall, thick swarming now With complicated monsters, head and tail, Scorpion and asp, and Amphisbaena dire, Cerastes horned, Hydrus, and Elops drear, And Dipsas.'
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 by Various
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 Clark, John D.
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 Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
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