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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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..
Hydriad :: Hydriad (n.) A water nymph.
Sovereign :: Sovereign (n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy..
Nympha :: Nympha (n.) Same as Nymph, 3..
Nymphic :: Nymphic (a.) Alt. of Nymphica.
Satyr :: Satyr (n.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns..
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
Nympholepsy :: Nympholepsy (n.) A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.
Water Nymph :: Water nymph () A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides..
Nymphical :: Nymphical (a.) Of or pertaining to nymphs.
Limoniad :: Limoniad (n.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad.
Nymphal :: Nymphal (a.) Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.
Hamadryad :: Hamadryad (n.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode..
Daphne :: Daphne (n.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree..
Naiad :: Naiad (n.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain..
Nymph/ :: Nymph/ (pl. ) of Nymph.
Nymphales :: Nymphales (n. pl.) An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies..
Houri :: Houri (n.) A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
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..
Nymph :: Nymph (n.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
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