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Definition of Naiad
1. Noun. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water.
Group relationships: Genus Naias, Genus Najas, Naias, Najas
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Plant, Hydrophyte, Hydrophytic Plant, Water Plant
2. Noun. (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains.
Definition of Naiad
1. n. 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.
Definition of Naiad
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. ¹
2. Noun. (entomology) The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Naiad
1. a water nymph [n -S or -ES]
Medical Definition of Naiad
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1. 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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Lexicographical Neighbors of Naiad
Literary usage of Naiad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The term naiad.—The immature instars of insects with an incomplete metamorphosis
have ... The adoption of the term naiad in this sense affords a distinctive ..."
2. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"of twenty-six guns and one hundred and ninety men, he captured, after killing
three of her crew and wounding nine; the other corvette, La naiad brig, ..."
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