[ˈnʌɪad], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall

- the aquatic larva or nymph of a dragonfly, mayfly, or stonefly

- a submerged aquatic plant with narrow leaves and minute flowers


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Origin:
via Latin from Greek Naias, Naiad-, from naein ‘to flow’. Use as a term in entomology and botany dates from the early 20th century