naiad

nai·ad  (nd, -d, n-)

n. pl. nai·a·des (--dz) or nai·ads

1. Greek Mythology One of the nymphs who lived in and presided over brooks, springs, and fountains.

2. Naiad The satellite of Neptune that is closest to the planet.

3. The aquatic nymph of certain insects, such as the mayfly, damselfly, or dragonfly.

4. An aquatic plant of the genus Naias.

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[Middle English, from Latin nias, niad-, from Greek nias, probably from nn, to flow; see (s)nu- in Indo-European roots.]

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naiad [ˈnaɪæd]

n pl -ads, -ades [-əˌdiːz]

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a nymph dwelling in a lake, river, spring, or fountain

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the aquatic larva of the dragonfly, mayfly, and related insects

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called water nymph any monocotyledonous submerged aquatic plant of the genus Naias (or Najas), having narrow leaves and small flowers: family Naiadaceae (or Najadaceae)

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of certain freshwater mussels of the genus Unio See mussel [2]

[via Latin from Greek nāias water nymph; related to náein to flow]

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naiad

a nymph or spirit of rivers and streams.

See also: Mythology

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	naiad - submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water water nymph genus Naias, genus Najas, Naias, Najas - sole genus of the family Naiadaceae aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
	2.	naiad - (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks water nymph - (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water

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naiad

noun water nymph, nymph, sprite, undine, Oceanid (Greek myth) The ceiling was covered in paintings of sylphs and naiads, fauns and faeries.

Translations

naiad [ˈnaɪæd] N (naiads or naiades (pl)) [ˈnaɪədiːz] → náyade f

naiad

n → Najade f, → Wassernymphe f

naiad [ˈnaɪæd] n (Myth) → naiade f