Definition of water nymph Water nymph
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What does water nymph mean?
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| water nymph - (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water | ||
| nymph a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | ||
| greek mythology the mythology of the ancient Greeks | ||
| sea nymph (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus | ||
| water nymph - a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions | ||
| fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata | ||
| water lily an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae | ||
| water nymph - a fairy that inhabits water | ||
| water sprite, water spirit | ||
| fay, sprite, faerie, faery, fairy a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | ||
| water nymph - submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water | ||
| naiad | ||
| aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- water nymph
A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides. - water nymph
A water lily (Nymphaea).
