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proper noun 
  1. (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.
Translations: 
  • French: Hydre mí¢le
  • German: Kleine Wasserschlange
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: Hydrus
    (trans-bottom)
Etymology: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From hydrus, a "water serpent", originally from Ancient Greek (Hydra)


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