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naiad

noun
🔊/ˈnaɪæd/
🔊/ˈnaɪæd/
(plural naiads or naiades
🔊/ˈnaɪədiːz/
🔊/ˈnaɪədiːz/
)
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  1. (in ancient stories神话故事) a water spirit那伊阿得（水泽仙女）
    Word Originvia Latin from Greek Naias, Naiad-, from naein ‘to flow’. Use as a term in entomology dates from the early 20th cent.