woodnymph

wood·nymph
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/ˈwʊdnɪmf/

noun

A nymph residing in a forest, a dryad.

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Meanings

nounwoodnymph (plural woodnymphs)

plural woodnymphs · alternative wood-nymph

  1. Greekhuman sciencesA nymph residing in a forest, a dryad.

    The Wood-nymphs were the companions and attendants of the huntress goddess Artemis; the Sea-nymphs averted shipwreck from pious navigators; and the Spring and River-nymphs poured forth fruitfulness on the earth.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 225
  2. A hummingbird of the genus Thalurania.

Origin

From wood + nymph.

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Translations

Polish widłogonek
  • widłogonekhummingbird
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APA

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Chicago

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