as in nymphs
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors
wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous
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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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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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“Wood nymphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wood%20nymphs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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