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wood nymph

1. A nymph of the forest; a dryad.

2. Any of several tropical hummingbirds of the genera Thalurania and Cyanophaia.

3. Any of various butterflies of the family Satyridae, especially Cercyonis pegala, having brownish wings with dark eyespots.

wood nymph

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) one of a class of nymphs fabled to inhabit the woods, such as a dryad

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wood nymph - a deity or nymph of the woods

dryad

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"

hamadryad - the nymph or spirit of a particular tree

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