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单词 nymphal
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nymphal


nymph

N0201200 (nĭmf)n.1. Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.2. A sexually mature and attractive young woman.3. a. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.b. The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.
[Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē.]
nymph′al (nĭm′fəl) adj.
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nym·phal

(nim'făl), 1. Pertaining to a nymph. 2. Pertaining to the labia minora (nymphae).

nymphal

Entomology
adjective Referring to an early developmental stage of arthropods.
Medspeak
An obsolete adjective referring to the labia minora.
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