tritonymph

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noun

The instar between deutonymph and adult in some organisms.

OriginEnglish nymph ← Middle English nimphe ← Old French nimphe →
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Meanings

nountritonymph (plural tritonymphs)

plural tritonymphs

  1. The instar between deutonymph and adult in some organisms.

Origin

  1. Englishtrito-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snewbʰ-
  3. Ancient Greekνύμφη (númphē)
  4. Latinnympha
  5. Old Frenchnimphe
  6. Middle Englishnimphe
  7. Englishnymph
  8. Englishtritonymph

From trito- + nymph.

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APA

tritonymph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritonymph

MLA

“tritonymph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritonymph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tritonymph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tritonymph.

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