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nymph
noun
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful and living in rivers, mountains, or trees
- a lovely young woman
- a young woman; maiden: literary or playful usage
- Entomology the young of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis, differing from the adult primarily in size and structural proportions
See nymph in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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