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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

nai·ad / ˈnāad; -əd; nī-/ • n. (pl. naiads or naiades / -əˌdēz/ ) 1. (also Naiad) (in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall. 2. the aquatic larva or nymph of a dragonfly, mayfly, or stonefly. 3. a submerged aquatic plant (genus Najas, family Najadaceae) with narrow leaves and minute flowers.

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Naiad

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

Naiad The innermost satellite of Neptune, orbiting between the planet's Galle and Le Verrier rings every 0.294 days at a distance of 48 230 km from the planet's centre; also known as Neptune III. Its diameter is about 58 km. Naiad was discovered in 1989 on images from the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

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naiad

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

naiad water-nymph. XVII. — L. — Gr. Nāïás, Nāïad-, rel. to náein flow. The pl. Naiades (XIV) repr. F. Naiades or L. Nāïadēs.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

naiad (in classical mythology) a water nymph said to inhabit a river, spring, or waterfall. The name comes via Latin from Greek Naias, Naiad-, from naein ‘to flow’.

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naiad

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

naiad In Greek mythology, female figure or nymph, identified with streams, rivers, and lakes.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

Naiad (Neptune III) A satellite of Neptune, with a diameter of 58 km; visual albedo 0.06.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Naiad in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune .

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

naiad in zoology: see insect .

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