as in nymph
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors
the ancients believed that hamadryads adopted particular trees as their permanent dwelling places
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Noun
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Does your dog enjoy the occasional sky raisin as cicadas and their nymph shells cover Cincinnati and southern Ohio?—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025 -
The nymph stages are immobile and resemble scale insects, while the adult moths are 1/16-inch long and covered with a dusting of white wax.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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Just off the Overseas Highway, marked by a massive mermaid statue, Lorelei is a classic Florida Keys watering hole—equal parts tiki bar, family restaurant, sunset lookout, and low-key music venue.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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There are also fantastic roles to play, like pirates, knights, cowboys, spies, princesses and mermaids.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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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
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Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.—
Jennifer Kahn,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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“Hamadryad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamadryad. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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