nymph
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Hidden in plain sight, an ambush bug nymph waits motionless inside a flower in Michigan.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Echo is presumably the tragic nymph of mythology who was cursed by Hera to be little more than a voice that could only repeat the last words spoken to her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
The Pleiades myth describes the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and nymph Pleione.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
The word “Nyad” is a derivation of “naiad,” the water nymph from Greek mythology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
The sweet days of his life time were running out in anguish over his exile, for long ago the nymph had ceased to please.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
The parade theme was “Tales of the Seven Seas,” and in the downpour, 30 flowered nymphs were washed off one float.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
They hoped to disrupt the molting process of cicada nymphs, which need to shed their outer layer to emerge as adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
It possesses a magic that places them alongside folk nymphs like Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Sandy Denny.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
In certain groups of centipedes, Machado writes, "this apparently increases offspring survival, because without the mother the eggs and nymphs always die from fungal attack or unknown reasons."
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
In all, there were maybe a hundred campers, a few dozen satyrs, and a dozen assorted wood nymphs and naiads.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Scrabble: Words with no Vowels
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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