woodnymph
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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”)
Pronunciation
[edit]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