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水中的仙女,女游泳家

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Naiad \Na"iad\, n. [L. naias, -adis, na["i]s, -idis, a water
   nymph, Gr ?, ?, fr. ? to flow: cf. F. na["i]ade. Cf. {Naid}.]
   1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities,
      fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a
      lake, river, brook, or fountain.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe ({Naiades}) of
      freshwater bivalves, including {Unio}, {Anodonta}, and
      numerous allied genera; a river mussel.

   3. (Zo["o]l) One of a group of butterflies. See {Nymph}.

   4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Naiadace[ae]}, such as
      eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

資料來源 : WordNet®

naiad
     n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small
          flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: {water nymph}]
     2: (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers
        and fountains
     [also: {naiades} (pl)]