Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A geode of translucent chalcedony containing water.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) A variety of chalcedony containing water.

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  • noun A geode of chalcedony containing trapped water.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek.

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  • Our pal Isidore of Seville says The enhydros is a small animal; it gets its name because it lives in water, specifically the Nile river.

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  • Our pal Isidore of Seville says The enhydros is a small animal; it gets its name because it lives in water, specifically the Nile river.

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