as in nymph
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors
oreads supposedly prefer to live in hills and mountains
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Noun
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Instead of looking for adult mayflies, researchers were searching for aquatic immature mayflies, known as nymphs, and used nets to scoop sand from the riverbed, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Since then, the nymphs of those periodical cicadas have been underground feeding on tree root tap and waiting to come out, Reall said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Or, bring the whole family as recruits for Blackbeard, with makeover transformations into pirates or mermaids.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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These high-quality socks have lasted through dozens of elephants and mermaids—and just as many washes.—
Amy Wilkinson,
SELF,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Oread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oread. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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