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naiad

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Naiad  \Na"iad\,  n.  [L.  naias,  -adis,  na["i]s,  -idis,  a  water 
  nymph,  Gr  ?,  ?,  fr  ?  to  flow:  cf  F.  na["i]ade.  Cf  {Naid}.] 
  1.  (Myth.)  A  water  nymph;  one  of  the  lower  female  divinities, 
  fabled  to  preside  over  some  body  of  fresh  water,  as  a 
  lake,  river,  brook,  or  fountain. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  species  of  a  tribe  ({Naiades})  of 
  freshwater  bivalves,  including  {Unio},  {Anodonta},  and 
  numerous  allied  genera;  a  river  mussel. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l)  One  of  a  group  of  butterflies.  See  {Nymph}. 
 
  4.  (Bot.)  Any  plant  of  the  order  {Naiadace[ae]},  such  as 
  eelgrass,  pondweed,  etc 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nymph  \Nymph\,  n.  [L.  nympha  nymph,  bride,  young  woman,  Gr  ?: 
  cf  F.  nymphe.  Cf  {Nuptial}.] 
  1.  (Class.  Myth.)  A  goddess  of  the  mountains,  forests, 
  meadows,  or  waters. 
 
  Where  were  ye  nymphs,  when  the  remorseless  deep 
  Closed  o'er  the  head  of  your  loved  Lycidas  ? 
  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Hence:  A  lovely  young  girl;  a  maiden;  a  damsel. 
 
  Nymph,  in  thy  orisons  Be  all  my  sins  remembered. 
  --Shak. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  pupa  of  an  insect;  a  chrysalis. 
 
  4.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  a  subfamily  ({Najades})  of 
  butterflies  including  the  purples,  the  fritillaries,  the 
  peacock  butterfly,  etc.;  --  called  also  {naiad}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  naiad 
  n  1:  submerged  aquatic  plant  having  narrow  leaves  and  small 
  flowers;  of  fresh  or  brackish  water  [syn:  {water  nymph}] 
  2:  (Greek  mythology)  a  nymph  of  lakes  and  springs  and  rivers 
  and  fountains




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