Hydrus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydrus \Hy"drus\, n. [L., a water serpent; also, a certain
     constellation, Gr. "y`dros.] (Astron.)
     A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south
     pole.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hydrus
       n : a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south
           celestial pole