water nymph

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water +‎ nymph.

Noun

water nymph (plural water nymphs)

  1. (mythology) A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
  2. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

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