NYMPHS

Meaning of NYMPHS in English

plural of nymph

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

NYMPHS — [Greek] In Greek mythology, nymphs are spirits of nature. They are minor female deities and the protectors of springs, mountains, …
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NYSAEAN NYMPHS — /nuy see"euhn/ , Class. Myth. the nymphs who cared for the infant Dionysus on Nysa. Also called Nyseides /nuy see"i …
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SPITTLEBUG — or froghopper Any of some 2,000 species of hopping insects (family Cercopidae, order Homoptera) with whitish nymphs that use a …
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NYMPH — I In Greek mythology , any of a large class of minor female divinities. Nymphs were usually associated with features …
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GIRARDON, FRANÇOIS — (baptized March 17, 1628, Troyes, Fr. died Sept. 1, 1715, Paris) French sculptor. He studied in Troyes and in Rome, …
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DRYAD — or hamadryad In Greek mythology , tree nymphs . Dryads were originally the spirits of oak trees ( drys : …
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ODONATE — I. ˈōd ə nˌāt, -_ə̇t noun ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: New Latin Odonata : an insect of …
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NYMPHEAN — ˈnim(p)fēən, nimˈf- adjective Etymology: nymph + -an : of or appropriate to nymphs : inhabited by nymphs nymphean grace and …
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NYMPHEAN — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.
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NYMPHEAN — ( a. ) Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.
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SYLPH — — sylphic , adj. — sylphlike , adj. /silf/ , n. 1. a slender, graceful woman or girl. 2. (in …
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MELIAE — /mee"lee ee'/ , n.pl. Class. Myth. the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation …
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NYMPHEAN — adj of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.
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TICK — any of the roughly 825 species of invertebrates of the suborder Ixodida, within the order Parasitiformes, subclass Acari (sometimes Acarina, …
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NYMPH — in Greek mythology, any of a large class of inferior female divinities. The nymphs were usually associated with fertile, growing …
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JUMPING PLANT LOUSE — any member of the approximately 2,000 species of the insect family Psyllidae (order Homoptera). The jumping plant louse is about …
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HETEROPTERAN — a member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the "true bugs." The order is divided into three suborders: the …
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FLY-TYING — the hobby or business of imitating the live food of gamefish by attaching various materials to a hook. Most often …
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EPHEMEROPTERAN — any member of the order Ephemeroptera, comprising the group of insects known as mayflies. Other common names for the winged …
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CICADA — Newly emerged adult cicada (Tibicen pruinosa). any medium to large (2 to 5 cm [0.8 to 2 inches]) insects of …
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PERSEUS — "Perseus," bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545-54; in the Loggia dei 1/4 in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon …
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PARNASSUS, MOUNT — Modern Greek ros Parnasss, mountain barren limestone spur of the Pindus Mountains, central Greece, running northwestsoutheast on the borders of …
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NAIAD — (from Greek naiein, to flow), in Greek mythology, one of the nymphs of flowing watersprings, rivers, fountains, lakes. The Naiads, …
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GOUJON, JEAN — born c. 1510, , Normandy?, Fr. died c. 1568 French Renaissance sculptor of the mid-16th century. The earliest record of …
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ARTEMIS — in Greek religion, the goddess of wild animals, the hunt, and vegetation, and of chastity and childbirth; she was identified …
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NYMPH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the moment Paris was living with a lovely nymph named Oenone. ▪ Hood ornaments …
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OCEANIDS — [Greek] Oceanids, from Greek mythology, were the nymphs of the great ocean, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. There were …
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NAIADS — [Greek] The Naiads were nymphs of bodies of fresh water and were one of the three main classes of water …
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