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nymphal

Variant of nymph

noun

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

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