[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

nymph \nymph\ ni^mf, n. l. nympha nymph, bride, young
   woman, gr. ny`mfh: cf. f. nymphe. cf. nuptial.
   1913 webster
   1. class. myth. a goddess of the mountains, forests,
      meadows, or waters.
      1913 webster

            where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep
            closed o'er the head of your loved lycidas?
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. hence: a lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
      1913 webster

            nymph, in thy orisons
            be all my sins remembered.            --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. the pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. any one of a subfamily najades of butterflies
      including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock
      butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
      1913 webster
see also:
nuptial naiad 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

naiad \na"iad\ n=a"ya^d; 277, n. l. naias, -adis,
   na"is, -idis, a water nymph, gr nai:a`s, nai:`s, fr. na`ein
   to flow: cf. f. na"iade. cf. naid.
   1. myth. a water nymph; one of the lower female divinities,
      fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a
      lake, river, brook, or fountain.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. any species of a tribe naiades of freshwater
      bivalves, including unio, anodonta, and numerous
      allied genera; a river mussel.
      1913 webster

   3. zool one of a group of butterflies. see nymph.
      1913 webster

   4. bot. any plant of the order naiadaceae, such as
      eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
      1913 webster
see also:
naid naiades unio anodonta nymph naiadaceae 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

naiad
     n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small
          flowers; of fresh or brackish water syn: water nymph
     2: greek mythology a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers
        and fountains
     also: naiades pl
see also:
water nymph naiades 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 moby thesaurus words for "naiad":
   davy, davy jones, neptune, nereid, oceanid, oceanus, poseidon,
   thetis, triton, fresh-water nymph, kelpie, limniad, man fish,
   mermaid, merman, nix, nixie, ocean nymph, sea nymph, sea-maid,
   sea-maiden, siren, undine, water god, water spirit, water sprite

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