"nymphs" in the noun sense
1. nymph
classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
"the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
2. nymph
a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
3. nymph, houri
a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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