1. Noun
A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.
2. Noun
A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
3. Noun
The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
4. Noun
Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
5. Noun
a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
More about this word
Synonyms and related words
Explore this word