"nympha" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪmfə/ [General-American, UK] Forms: nymphae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmfə Etymology: From Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Doublet of nymph. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nympha}} Latin nympha, {{uder|en|grc|νύμφη||bride, nymph}} Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”), {{doublet|en|nymph}} Doublet of nymph Head templates: {{en-noun|nymphae}} nympha (plural nymphae)
  1. (entomology) A nymph. Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-nympha-en-noun-tvQvf1wT Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  2. (anatomy, now rare) Each of the labia minora. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-nympha-en-noun-5TgoMZEz Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.
    Sense id: en-nympha-en-noun-bvLRasag Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 14 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 21 48

Inflected forms

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