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• nymph — [[t]nɪmf[/t]] n. 1) myt any of a class of lesser deities in classical mythology, conceived of as beautiful young women inhabiting the sea, rivers, trees, or mountains 2) a beautiful or graceful young woman 3) ent the young of an insect that… …   From formal English to slang

• au̯(e)-9, au̯ed-, au̯er- (*aku̯ent- : aḫu̯ent-) —     au̯(e) 9, au̯ed , au̯er (*aku̯ent : aḫu̯ent )     English meaning: to flow, to wet; water, etc.     Deutsche Übersetzung: “benetzen, befeuchten, fließen”     Note: From Root angʷ(h)i : ‘snake, worm” derived Root akʷü (more properly ǝkʷü ):… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• wood nymph — wood′ nymph n. 1) myt a nymph of the woods; dryad 2) ent a brown satyr butterfly, Cercyonis pegala, having a broad yellow band and black and white eyespots on each front wing • Etymology: 1570–80 …   From formal English to slang

• orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… …   Universalium

• heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction   any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… …   Universalium

• Sources and influences on the development of Dungeons & Dragons — include fantasy fiction, mythology, and wargaming rules among others.The immediate predecessor of Dungeons Dragons was a set of medieval miniature rules written by Jeff Perren. These were expanded by Gary Gygax, whose additions included a fantasy …   Wikipedia

• mayfly — /may fluy /, n., pl. mayflies. 1. Also called shadfly. any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, having delicate, membranous wings with the front pair much larger than the rear and having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage usually …   Universalium

• louse — n. /lows/; v. /lows, lowz/, n., pl. lice /luys/ for 1 3, louses for 4, v., loused, lousing. n. 1. any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking,… …   Universalium

• Bed bug — Cimex lectularius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Lyme disease — Classification and external resources Nymphal and adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. ICD 10 A …   Wikipedia

• Sibyl — The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, who… …   Wikipedia