KEPHALOS AND PROCRIS
\kˈɛfəlˌə͡ʊz and pɹˈɒkɹɪs], \kˈɛfəlˌəʊz and pɹˈɒkɹɪs], \k_ˈɛ_f_ə_l_ˌəʊ_z a_n_d p_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_ɹ_ɪ_s]\
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A well known pair in Myth., Procris, whose name signifies the sprinkled dew-drops, being the daughter of Herse, the dew, and Kephalos, the head of the sun, who unwittingly slew her with his spear ; as the sun dries up the dew, which he is said to love.
By Henry Percy Smith
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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