Hydrus

American  

[hahy-druhs] / ˈhaɪ drəs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Hydri

1. the Water Snake, a southern constellation between Eridanus and Octans.

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Hydrus British  

/ ˈhaɪdrəs /

noun

1. a constellation near the S celestial pole lying close to Eridanus and Tucana and containing part of the Small Magellanic cloud

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Etymology

Origin of Hydrus

< Latin < Greek hýdros water serpent

Example Sentences

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 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

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

Gray, as Hydrus major, and measured eight feet one inch in length, by three inches broad; the colour was a dark yellow: several smaller ones striped brown and white were also seen.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea by Stokes, John Lort