Hydrus

See also: hydrus

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Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus (“water serpent”), originally from Ancient Greek Ύδρα (Údra, “Hydra”).

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Hydrus

  1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra.

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Hydrus ?

  1. (astronomy) Hydrus (constellation)
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