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| Main Entry: |
nymph
 [nimf] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female nature spirit |
| Synonyms: | dryad, fairy, goddess, mermaid, naiad, nymphet, spirit, sprite, sylph |
| Main Entry: | sprite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fairy |
| Synonyms: | elf, fay, goblin, nymph, pixie, spright |
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Example Sentences
- Once attached, it actively feeds through several weeks of winter, molting into a nymph and then an adult.
- The spirochetes are commonly transmitted to humans by deer ticks in the nymph stage.
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