naiad
n . 水中的仙女,女游泳家
水中的仙女,女游泳家
naiad n 1 :
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers ;
of fresh or brackish water [
synonym : {
naiad }, {
water nymph }]
2 : (
Greek mythology )
a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains nymph \
nymph \ (
n [
i ^]
mf ),
n . [
L .
nympha nymph ,
bride ,
young woman ,
Gr .
ny `
mfh :
cf .
F .
nymphe .
Cf . {
Nuptial }.]
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1 . (
Class .
Myth .)
A goddess of the mountains ,
forests ,
meadows ,
or waters .
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Where were ye ,
nymphs ,
when the remorseless deep Closed o '
er the head of your loved Lycidas ?
--
Milton .
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2 .
Hence :
A lovely young girl ;
a maiden ;
a damsel .
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Nymph ,
in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered . --
Shak .
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3 . (
Zool .)
The pupa of an insect ;
a chrysalis .
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4 . (
Zool .)
Any one of a subfamily (
Najades )
of butterflies including the purples ,
the fritillaries ,
the peacock butterfly ,
etc .; --
called also {
naiad }.
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Naiad \
Na "
iad \ (
n [=
a ]"
y [
a ^]
d ;
277 ),
n . [
L .
naias , -
adis ,
na ["
i ]
s , -
idis ,
a water nymph ,
Gr nai :
a `
s ,
nai :`
s ,
fr .
na `
ein 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 .
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2 . (
Zool .)
Any species of a tribe ({
Naiades })
of freshwater bivalves ,
including {
Unio }, {
Anodonta },
and numerous allied genera ;
a river mussel .
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3 . (
Zool )
One of a group of butterflies .
See {
Nymph }.
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4 . (
Bot .)
Any plant of the order {
Naiadaceae },
such as eelgrass ,
pondweed ,
etc .
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26 Moby Thesaurus words for "
naiad ":
Davy ,
Davy Jones ,
Neptune ,
Nereid ,
Oceanid ,
Oceanus ,
Poseidon ,
Thetis ,
Triton ,
fresh -
water nymph ,
kelpie ,
limniad ,
man fish ,
mermaid ,
merman ,
nix ,
nixie ,
ocean nymph ,
sea nymph ,
sea -
maid ,
sea -
maiden ,
siren ,
undine ,
water god ,
water spirit ,
water sprite
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