ninfa

Definitions of ninfa
  1. noun
    (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
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    Pleiadi
    (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
    Ninfe delle acque
    (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
    Dafne
    (Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
    Ninfe dei boschi
    a deity or nymph of the woods
    Nereidi, Oceanidi
    (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
    Naiadi
    (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
  2. noun
    a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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    donna
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  3. noun
    an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
    synonyms: pupa
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    insetto
    small air-breathing arthropod
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