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noun(nymph)any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
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noun(nymph)girl
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noun(nymph)any of various immature insects; especially : a larva of an insect (such as a grasshopper, true bug, or mayfly) with incomplete metamorphosis that differs from the imago especially in size and in its incompletely developed wings and genitalia
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noun(nymph)a nymph (such as a naiad, Nereid, or Oceanid) associated with a body of water
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noun(nymph)a nymph living in woods —called also dryad