About The Word Nymph
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Nymph
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What's The Definition Of Nymph?
[n] a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
[n] (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" [n] a voluptuously beautiful young woman Synonyms | Synonyms for Nymph: houri Related Terms | Find terms related to Nymph: Anlage | arachnid | arthropod | Atlantides | aurelia | beetle | blastula | bug | caterpillar | centipede | chilopod | chippy | chrysalis | cocoon | daddy longlegs | diplopod | dryad | embryo | fetus | floozy | flower nymph | fly | germ | germen | glen nymph | grisette | grub | hamadryad | harvestman | hexapod | Hyades | insect | larva | limoniad | maggot | millepede | millipede | mite | mountain nymph | Napaea | nympha | nymphet | nymphlin | oread | Pleiades | pupa | rudiment | scorpion | spider | tarantula | tick | tree nymph | vila | wiggler | willi | wood nymph | wriggler | zygote See Also | adult female | Asterope | Atlantides | Daphne | dryad | Echo | Graeco-Roman deity | Greco-Roman deity | Hesperides | Hyades | larva | Oread | Pleiades | Salmacis | Sterope | water nymph | woman | wood nymph Nymph In Webster's Dictionary \Nymph\, n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ?:
cf. F. nymphe. Cf. {Nuptial}.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests,
meadows, or waters.
Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep
Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ?
--Milton.
2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered.
--Shak.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a subfamily ({Najades}) of
butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the
peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also {naiad}.
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