nymph
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(noun) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) |
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Related Words: larva |
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(noun) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" |
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Related Words: Asterope, Atlantides, Daphne, Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity, Hesperides, Hyades, Pleiades, Siren, Sterope, dryad, water nymph, wood nymph |
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(noun) a voluptuously beautiful young woman |
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Synonyms: houri |
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Related Words: adult female, woman |
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