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wood nymph

wood nymph is the alternative spelling of woodnymph.

Meaning of woodnymph

Noun

woodnymph (plural woodnymphs)

  1. (Greek) A nymph residing in a forest, a dryad.
    • The Wood-nymphs were the companions and attendants of the huntress goddess Artemis; the Sea-nymphs averted shipwreck from pious navigators; and the Spring and River-nymphs poured forth fruitfulness on the earth.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 225
  2. A hummingbird of the genus Thalurania.

Forms of wood nymph

pluralwood nymphs

Questions about wood nymph

What is wood nymph the alternative spelling of?
Wood nymph is the alternative spelling of woodnymph.

Words near wood nymph in the dictionary

  1. wood mouse
  2. wood nettle
  3. wood nettles
  4. wood nuthatch
  5. wood nuthatches
  6. wood nymph
  7. wood nymphs
  8. wood oil
  9. wood oils
  10. wood opal
  11. wood opals

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