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Word: Dryad
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
via Old French and Latin from Greek druas, druad- ‘tree nymph’, from drus ‘tree’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdrʌɪad
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in folklore and Greek mythology) a nymph inhabiting a tree or wood.
Short Definition:(in folklore and Greek mythology) nymph inhabiting tree or wood
Definition:
a dark brown Eurasian butterfly with two prominent bluish eyespots on each forewing.
Short Definition:dark brown Eurasian butterfly with two prominent bluish eyespots on each forewing
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