Thesaurus results for DRYAD

dryad

noun

ˈdrī-əd

as in nymph

a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors dryads were said to live within trees, their lives ending when the life of the tree ended

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Recent Examples of dryad In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it. —

Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards. —

Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 July 2023 Breaking off a piece of the mushroom, Sheldrake pointed out its pores and scaly top, then tentatively identified it as dryad saddle. —

Jennifer Kahn, New York Times, 8 June 2023 Players will start out controlling a centaur with a whip as their dungeon manager, but eventually a dryad enchantress and monkey engineer can also be unlocked, with each master necessitating various styles of gameplay. —

Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2021 Isaac, the dryad Lena Greenwood, and the fire-spider Smudge lead the efforts to uncover the mystery. —

John Booth, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2012

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Noun

Lanternfly nymphs start hatching in April and grow through four nymph stages before emerging as adults in late June.

— Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2026
The business’ meat department was closed after health inspectors found five cockroach eggs and one live German cockroach nymph inside a paper towel dispenser.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado February 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026