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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 fountainsnymph \ nymph\ ( n[ i^] mf), n. [ L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ny` mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. { Nuptial}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. [ 1913 Webster] Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Closed o' er the head of your loved Lycidas? -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. [ 1913 Webster] Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Zool.) Any one of a subfamily ( Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also { naiad}. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) Any species of a tribe ({ Naiades}) of freshwater bivalves, including { Unio}, { Anodonta}, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool) One of a group of butterflies. See { Nymph}. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Bot.) Any plant of the order { Naiadaceae}, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 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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