Naiad

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
  • (n.) One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
  • (n.) Any plant of the order Naiadaceae, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

Compare naiad with other words:

naiad vs. undine

naiad vs. nereid

instar vs. naiad

dryad vs. naiad

dragonfly vs. naiad

larva vs. naiad

aquatic vs. naiad

naiad vs. spring

naiad vs. stream

naiad vs. water

deity vs. naiad

naiad vs. nymph