 nymph |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden | |
| Examples: | "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" |
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| Related terms: | Greco-Roman_deity Hyades Daphne Pleiades Sterope water_nymph Hesperides dryad Siren echo oread salmacis classical_mythology | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | |
| Related terms: | larva | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a voluptuously beautiful young woman | |
| Synonyms: | houri | |
| Related terms: | woman | |
| Similar spelling: |
nympho Nymphaea |
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