as in nymphs
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 dryads
In the final novel of the series, The Last Battle, the destruction of trees and dryads in Lantern Waste, a place tied to the creation of Narnia itself, is one of many portentous omens signalling the end of the world.
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Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dryads
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There were four dead German cockroach nymphs on a glue trap in the cabinet under the handwash sink.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Dragonfly nymphs have a lower section of their mandibles that kind of unhinges, shoots forward, grabs stuff, and comes back in again, so very much like the Alien!—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In Voodoo lore, Marie Laveau was heavily associated with mermaids.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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That season’s Pirates of the High Seas & Renaissance Fest is a local favorite, with sword fights, fire performers, and mermaids drawing families and fantasy lovers to the shore.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Dryads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dryads. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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