nymph
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Nijinsky's was about a mythological creature who encounters nymphs in a wood on a summer afternoon.
a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations.
The bulk of the diet of trout is made up of small invertebrates, particularly mayfly nymphs and caddis fly larvae.
an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g., a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust.
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A mayfly 'nymph' was the most successful fly on the day and other successful flies were the Gosling and Bumble Olive.
As the son of Chronos and the ocean 'nymph' Philyra he was immortal, but he received a terrible, poisonous wound from an arrow which was shot (in error) by Hercules.
Emblematic of abundance, the cornucopia - or horn of plenty - represents the horn of Amalthea, a 'nymph' in Greek mythology.
The Lady is eventually rescued by Sabrina, the 'nymph' of the river Severn and an embodiment of chastity.
Although the adult doesn't look much like a scale, the 'nymph' and pupa do.
Pitt's character, the warrior Achilles, is no longer virtually invincible because he was dipped in the River Styx by his mother, the 'nymph' Thetis.
Zeus freed Odysseus from the 'nymph' Calypso, who held him prisoner on her island, by sending Mercury with an order to Calypso herself.
The nits hatch into a 'nymph' , or immature louse, in seven to 10 days.
Otus and Ephialtes were twin giants who were sons of Poseidon and a 'nymph' .
a wood 'nymph'
Enter Paris, a shepherd in a rather creative marriage with the mountain 'nymph' Oenone.
When you visit the Butterfly Wing, one of the most remarkable butterflies you will see is the giant wood 'nymph' , Idea leuconoe.
As a grasshopper 'nymph' grows, the pads become longer and venation becomes evident.
The Ceylon tree 'nymph' is a beautiful silvery white butterfly (2) and is the largest member of the Danaidae family in Sri Lanka.
‘She is a forest 'nymph' of the Black Wood,’ said Lily.
I selected a small gold bead mayfly 'nymph' tied on a size 12 hook, as it was white and clearly visible in the murky water.
The Argo slipped through Scylla and Charybdis, guarded by 'nymphs' .
On this album, Nona's 'nymph-like' voice is accompanied by a small number of instruments, usually a guitar.
Mallards and black ducks also dive for pond snails and probably a range of aquatic insects like dragonfly 'nymphs' .
Treatments began on 28 July, later than in the 1996 experiment because 'nymphal' hatching was delayed (probably a result of an exceptionally cold spring).
The classically educated amongst us will recognise it as an anagram of ‘Naiads’ the freshwater 'nymphs' from Greek mythology, who dwelt in brooks and springs.
In September, uninfected survivors (both males and females) were all adults while collaborative females typically retained a 'nymphal' phenotype.
My mind was made up, come June 16th I would be targeting river Teme barbel with some weighted Richard Walker mayfly 'nymphs' .
Pranger and her family enjoyed sneaking out at night with a flashlight to peek at the dragonfly 'nymphs' and tiny, two-inch-long tree frogs that had taken up residence in the ponds.
The dryads, the flower faeries and the 'nymphs' dwelled in various trees and plants around the forest.
The children's trays began to fill with mayfly 'nymphs' , aquatic sow bugs, and the larvae of blackflies, caddis flies, and blood red midges.
We counted mature fleas, flea larvae, and ticks (larval and 'nymphal' stages combined) under a dissecting microscope.
Once the eggs hatch, 'nymphs' grow for about nine to 12 days, mate, and then females lay eggs.
Why do many helminth species, apparently grebe specialists, use dragonfly 'nymphs' as intermediate hosts?
Numerous grasshopper 'nymphs' were noticed in the border of several fields.
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