Associations to the word «Hydrus»

Wiktionary

HYDRUS, proper noun. (constellation) 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.

Dictionary definition

HYDRUS, noun. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats