Nymphal

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  • adj. of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating to nymphs; nymphean.
  • In zoology, of or pertaining to a nymph or nympha: as, the nymphal stage of an insect.
  • n. A fanciful name given by Drayton to the ten divisions (nymphals) of his poem “The Muses' Elysium.”
  • n. In botany, a member of one of Lindley's alliances, the Nymphales, which includes the Nymphæaceæ. Nelumbiaceæ, etc.
    • Word Usage
    "Deer ticks live for two years and have three stages of life – larval, nymphal and adult."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nymphean    nymphish    nymphic    nymphical    nymphine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pupal    fore    free-swimming    perfectional    dragon-fly   
     
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