woodnymph
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Etymology[edit]
wood + nymph (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why is a bird called a nymph”)
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Noun[edit]
woodnymph (plural woodnymphs)
- (Greek mythology) A nymph residing in a forest, a dryad.
- A hummingbird of the genus Thalurania.
Further reading[edit]
- woodnymph on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Thalurania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies