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nymph

nymph [ nimf ] (plural nymphs)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

2. woman: a beautiful young woman ( literary )

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

[14th century. Via Old French< Greek nymphē "bride, nymph"]
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