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The larva of certain insects
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(Greek & Roman mythology) Any minor female deity associated with water, forests, etc
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A young girl, especially one who inspires lustful feelings
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{n} a goddess of the woods, lady, virgin
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juvenile stage of insects, mites or ticks, typically appear similar to the adult, but are incapable of reproduction
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Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc
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a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
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a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
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the immature form of an insect that transforms through incomplete metamorphosis
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The second stage of development of a simple metamorphic (egg, nymph, adult)
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Any minor female deity associated with water, forests, etc
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A nymph is the larva, or young form, of an insect such as a dragonfly. In Greek mythology, any of a large class of minor female divinities. Nymphs were usually associated with features of the natural world, such as trees and water. Though not immortal, they were extremely long-lived, and they tended to be well disposed toward humans. They were grouped according to the sphere of nature with which they were connected. In entomology, the sexually immature form of insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis (e.g., grasshoppers). The nymph is similar to the adult but differs in body proportions and (in winged species) has only wing buds, which develop into wings after the first few molts (see molting). During each successive growing stage (instar), the nymph begins to resemble the adult more closely. The nymphs of aquatic species (also called naiads), such as dragonflies, have gills and other modifications for an aquatic existence. At maturity, they float to the surface or crawl out of the water, undergo a final molt, and emerge as winged adults
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A stage of growth of an insect
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The immature stage of insect species which undergo incomplete metamorphisis (egg, nymph, adult) and do not have a pupal stage Late instar nymphs may have nonfunctional rudimentary wings and/or genitalia
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In Greek and Roman mythology, nymphs were spirits of nature who appeared as young women
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A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel
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The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis
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a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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any insect in the stage of development between larva and adult; no wings present but resembles the adult
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(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
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Immature stage of a tick's life cycle, between larval and adult, when transmission of Lyme disease to humans is most likely to occur
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1 The immature form of an aquatic insect before it emerges from the water's surface 2 A wet fly that imitates one of these immature aquatic insects and is designed to be suspended just below the water's surface
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A mythical semi-divine female spirit of sea or woods
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The immature stage of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis
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called also naiad
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A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters
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{i} nature deity appearing as a beautiful maiden (Mythology); beautiful young woman; larval stage in insect development (also nympha)
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An immature, wingless stage of insect that later develops to have wing pads or underdeveloped wings This is an insect stage that exists on in species that do not have a pupal stage
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