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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.
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Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
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One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
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Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
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