as in nymph
a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors
the ancients believed that hamadryads adopted particular trees as their permanent dwelling places
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Noun
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Does your dog enjoy the occasional sky raisin as cicadas and their nymph shells cover Cincinnati and southern Ohio?—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025 -
The nymph stages are immobile and resemble scale insects, while the adult moths are 1/16-inch long and covered with a dusting of white wax.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Meet mermaids at the aquarium Your favorite shimmering stars of the sea glide and twirl through the water with their tropical fish friends as part of the Mermaids Make Waves special event.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Your summer jewelry should feel like it was made by a gaggle of mermaids.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
27 June 2025
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Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2023
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Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.—
Jennifer Kahn,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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“Hamadryad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hamadryad. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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