Nymph |
A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. |
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Nymph |
A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. |
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Nymph |
The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. |
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Nymph |
Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad. |
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Water nymph |
A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides. |
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Water nymph |
A water lily (Nymphaea). |
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