Wood nymph is another term for a
dryad in Ancient Greek mythology.
The term has also been applied to various animals:
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( Thalurania, a hummingbird genus from tropical America)
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Cercyonis (North American wood-nymphs, a brush-footed butterfly genus)
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in particular the common wood-nymph ( C. pegala)
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Ideopsis (Southeast Asian tree- and wood-nymphs, also known as glassy tigers, a brush-footed butterfly genus not closely related to Cercyonis)
Other
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The Wood Nymph, 1894 tone poem by Jean Sibelius
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The Wood Nymph (film), 1916 lost film by D. W. Griffith (as Granville Warwick)
