ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -nymph-, *nymph* |
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| | | Nymph | (n) นิมฟ์ (เทพปกรณัมกรีก) |
| | | | nymph | (n) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden | nymph | (n) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | nymph | (n) a voluptuously beautiful young woman, Syn. houri | nymphaea | (n) the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies, Syn. genus Nymphaea | nymphaeaceae | (n) dicot aquatic plants, Syn. water-lily family, family Nymphaeaceae | nymphalid | (n) medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast, Syn. nymphalid butterfly, four-footed butterfly, brush-footed butterfly | nymphalidae | (n) large beautifully colored butterflies, Syn. family Nymphalidae | nymphalis | (n) type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies, Syn. genus Nymphalis | nymphet | (n) a sexually attractive young woman | nymphicus | (n) a genus of Psittacidae, Syn. genus Nymphicus |
| nymph | n. [ L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. Nuptial. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. [ 1913 Webster ] Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. [ 1913 Webster ] Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Zool.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad. [ 1913 Webster ] | nympha | ‖n.; pl. Nymphae [ L. See Nymph a goddess. ] 1. (Zool.) Same as Nymph, 3. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. pl. (Anat.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva. [ 1913 Webster ] | Nymphaea | ‖prop. n. [ L., the water lily, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphaea transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. [ 1913 Webster ] | Nymphaeaceae | prop. n. A natural family of dicot aquatic plants. Syn. -- family Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | nymphal | a. Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean. [ 1913 Webster ] | Nymphales | prop. n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Nymphalidae, an extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ] | nymphalid | n. Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, consisting of medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast. Syn. -- nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | Nymphalidae | prop. n. A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies, called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called Nymphales. Syn. -- family Nymphalidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | Nymphalis | prop. n. The type genus of the Nymphalidae, including the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa). Syn. -- genus Nymphalis. [ WordNet 1.5 ] | Nymphean | a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Nymph. ] Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as, a nymphean cave. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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