Naiad
n.- (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.
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(Zoöl.) Any species of a tribe (
Naiades ) of freshwater bivalves, includingUnio ,Anodonta , and numerous allied genera; a river mussel. -
(Zoöl) One of a group of butterflies. See
Nymph . -
(Bot.) Any plant of the order
Naiadaceæ , such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.

