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			| 1.
								(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water
 2.
								a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
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								a voluptuously beautiful young woman
 
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		| Variations of 'nymph' |  
		| adult female
									
		
									
		graeco-roman deity
									
		
									
		greco-roman deity
									
		
					
		larva
					
		
					
		woman |  
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