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nai·ad

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d, nahy-] Pronunciation Key

–noun, plural -ads, -a·des

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1.	(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.

2.	the juvenile form of the dragonfly, damselfly, or mayfly.

3.	a female swimmer, esp. an expert one.

4.	Botany. a plant of the genus Najas, having narrow leaves and solitary flowers.

5.	Entomology. an aquatic nymph.

6.	a freshwater mussel.

[Origin: < L Nāïad- (s. of Nāïas) < Gk Nāïás a water nymph

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nai·ad Audio Help (nā'əd, -ād', nī'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. nai·a·des (-ə-dēz') or nai·ads

Greek Mythology One of the nymphs who lived in and presided over brooks, springs, and fountains.
Naiad The satellite of Neptune that is closest to the planet.
The aquatic nymph of certain insects, such as the mayfly, damselfly, or dragonfly.
An aquatic plant of the genus Naias.

[Middle English, from Latin nāias, nāiad-, from Greek nāias, probably from nān, to flow; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]

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naiad

"water nymph," 1610, from L. naias (gen. naiadis), from Gk. Naias (pl. Naiades) "river nymph," from naiein "to flow," from PIE *sna- (cf. L. nare "to swim," Skt. snauti "drips;" see natatorium).

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naiad
noun
1.	submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
2.	(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains

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Mus"sel\, n. [See Muscle, 3.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytid[ae]. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in Europe.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.

Mussel digger (Zo["o]l.), the grayback whale. See Gray whale, under Gray.

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