Definition of nymph

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Nymph (n.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad..

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Nymphotomy :: Nymphotomy (n.) Excision of the nymphae.
Nymph :: Nymph (n.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
Nymphly :: Nymphly (a.) Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph..
Nympholeptic :: Nympholeptic (a.) Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.
Oread :: Oread (n.) One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.
Houri :: Houri (n.) A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
Dryad :: Dryad (n.) A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of her tree.
Limoniad :: Limoniad (n.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.
Paranymph :: Paranymph (n.) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his chariot to fetch home the bride.
Nymphal :: Nymphal (a.) Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.
Nymphet :: Nymphet (n.) A little or young nymph.
Nymphean :: Nymphean (a.) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave..
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient monuments..
Water Lily :: Water lily () A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea..
Nymphish :: Nymphish (a.) Relating to nymphs; ladylike.
Seminymph :: Seminymph (n.) The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in passing to the imago state.
Nymphic :: Nymphic (a.) Alt. of Nymphica.
Pleiades :: Pleiades (n. pl.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky..
Water Nymph :: Water nymph () A water lily (Nymphaea).
Nereid :: Nereid (n.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish..
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