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na·iad
\ˈnā]əd, ˈnī], ]ˌad\ noun
(plural naiads \-dz\ ; or naia·des \]əˌdēz\)
Etymology: French or Latin; French naïade, from Latin naiad-, naias, from Greek, from nan to flow — more at nourish
1. : one of the nymphs believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to live in and give life and perpetuity to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains
2. : one of the distinctive aquatic young of mayflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and stone-flies that differ markedly from the corresponding adults
3. [New Latin Naiad-, Naias] : a plant of the genus Naias or family Naiadaceae
4. [New Latin Naiades] : a mollusk of the tribe Naiades : a freshwater mussel |