- plural of nymph.
nymphs
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By extension, a “nymph” is a beautiful or seductive woman.
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Back at Paultons Park the zoo had devised miniature vases designed to keep the stems alive while preventing any newly hatched nymphs from falling into water.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Intermittently “Ballade” includes a lustrous sisterhood of what seem to be junior nymphs attending their sibling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
“I do dragonflies in a similar manner,” Lemann said as he used tweezers to plop nymphs into a container of flour before cooking them in hot oil.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Predators help stabilize ecosystems and food webs, and the study looked at predator-prey interaction between dragonfly nymphs and mosquito larvae.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2023
The Oceanids, the nymphs of this great river, were their daughters.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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