nymph
noun/nɪmf/
/nɪmf/
- (in ancient Greek and Roman stories) a spirit of nature in the form of a young woman, that lives in rivers, woods, etc.
（古希腊、罗马神话中居于山林水泽的）仙女 - (biology) a young insect that has a body form that does not change very much as it grows
若虫（与成虫相似的昆虫幼体） - a dragonfly nymph
蜻蜓若虫
- a dragonfly nymph
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē ‘nymph, bride’; related to Latin nubere ‘be the wife of’.