NYMPH

• (noun) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

• (noun) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

  "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"

• (noun) a voluptuously beautiful young woman

  synonyms : houri

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