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1. | (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. | |
2. | A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. | |
3. | (Zool.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. | |
4. | (Zool.) Any one of a subfamily ( |
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2. | nymph - a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | |
3. | nymph - a voluptuously beautiful young woman Synonyms: houri |