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| nymph [ nimf ] (plural nymphs) |
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1. spirit of nature: in mythology, a minor goddess or spirit of nature inhabiting areas of natural beauty such as woods, mountains, and rivers and traditionally regarded as a beautiful young woman
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2. woman: a beautiful young woman
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3. insects insect larva: the larva of some insects such as mayflies, dragonflies, and grasshoppers that resembles the adult and develops into the adult insect directly, without passing through an intermediate pupa stage
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Greek nymphē "bride, nymph"] |
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