n. 水中的仙女, 女游泳家

[医] 稚虫

Naiad \Na"iad\ (n[=a]"y[a^]d; 277), n. [L. naias, -adis,
na["i]s, -idis, a water nymph, Gr nai:a`s, nai:`s, fr. na`ein
to flow: cf. F. na["i]ade. 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.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe ({Naiades}) of
freshwater bivalves, including {Unio}, {Anodonta}, and
numerous allied genera; a river mussel.

3. (Zo["o]l) One of a group of butterflies. See {Nymph}.

4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Naiadace[ae]}, such as
eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

nymph \nymph\ (n[i^]mf), n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young
woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. {Nuptial}.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests,
meadows, or waters.

Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep
Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas?
--Milton.

2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.

Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remembered. --Shak.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.

4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies
including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock
butterfly, etc.; -- called also {naiad}.