- plural of nymph.
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By extension, a “nymph” is a beautiful or seductive woman.
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The parade theme was “Tales of the Seven Seas,” and in the downpour, 30 flowered nymphs were washed off one float.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
They hoped to disrupt the molting process of cicada nymphs, which need to shed their outer layer to emerge as adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
It possesses a magic that places them alongside folk nymphs like Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Sandy Denny.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
In certain groups of centipedes, Machado writes, "this apparently increases offspring survival, because without the mother the eggs and nymphs always die from fungal attack or unknown reasons."
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
This place, though, didn’t feel like the canoe lake back at Camp Half-Blood, or the streams in the woods where Piper normally met nymphs.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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