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nai·ad    Audio Help   [ney-ad, -uhd, nahy-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ads, -a·des    Audio Help   [-uh-deez] Pronunciation Key.
1.(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
2.the juvenile form of the dragonfly, damselfly, or mayfly.
3.a female swimmer, esp. an expert one.
4.Botany. a plant of the genus Najas, having narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
5.Entomology. an aquatic nymph.
6.a freshwater mussel.
[Origin: < L Nāïad- (s. of Nāïas) < Gk Nāïás a water nymph]
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naiad, in zoology: see insect. 
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