Hamadryas was a
nymph
A nymph (; ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, land ...
, the mother of the
hamadryad
In Greek mythology, a Hamadryad or Hamadryas (; ) is a tree nymph. They are born bonded to a certain tree on which their life depends. Some maintain that a Hamadryad is the tree itself, with a normal dryad being simply the indwelling entity, or ...
s in Greek mythology, and the name has been used repeatedly in scientific naming and may refer to:
Genera
*
''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), a genus of brush-footed butterflies
*
''Hamadryas'' (plant), a genus of plants
Species epithet
* The
hamadryas baboon
The hamadryas baboon (''Papio hamadryas'' ; gawina;Aerts 2019 , Ar Robbaḥ) is a species of baboon within the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern region o ...
, ''Papio hamadryas''
Rejected scientific names
* As a proposed (but rejected)
generic
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name for the
king cobra
The king cobra (''Ophiophagus hannah'') is a species complex of snakes Endemism, endemic to Asia. With an average of and a record length of , it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest. Under the genus ''Ophiophagus'', i ...
, a snake
* As a junior
synonym
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generic name for the
Tellervini
Tellervini is a tribe of danaid butterflies with only the one genus ''Tellervo'', with six widely distributed species found in the Australasian realm and the Indomalayan realm (also called the ''Oriental region''). The taxon is apparently monoph ...
, milkweed butterflies
* As a junior synonym generic name for the
owl butterfly
The owl butterflies are species of the genus ''Caligo'' and are known for their huge eyespots, which resemble owls' eyes. They are found in the rainforests and secondary forests of Mexico, Central and South America.
Owl butterflies are very l ...
, genus ''Caligo'', a group of butterflies with large spots
* As a junior synonym generic name for a proposed monotypic genus for ''
Euclemensia woodiella
''Euclemensia woodiella'', the Manchester tinea (or Manchester moth, since it does not belong to the Tineoidea), is a yellow and brown British moth. It is regarded as extinct, and is known from only three museum specimens, one of which is held by ...
'', a rare British moth
* As a junior synonym
species epithet Specific name may refer to:
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In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany) ...
for the lung breathing snail ''
Bulimus eurystomus
''Drymaeus eurystomus'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae.
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