nymphæ

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A stage of growth of an insect
Immature stage of a tick's life cycle, between larval and adult, when transmission of Lyme disease to humans is most likely to occur
any insect in the stage of development between larva and adult; no wings present but resembles the adult
A mythical semi-divine female spirit of sea or woods
The second stage of development of a simple metamorphic (egg, nymph, adult)
juvenile stage of insects, mites or ticks, typically appear similar to the adult, but are incapable of reproduction
a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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
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
the immature form of an insect that transforms through incomplete metamorphosis
a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
The immature stage of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
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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