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noun
A general term for an elemental spirit associated with water, said to be able to breathe water or air and sometimes is able to fly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: water fairy, water nymph
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a fairy that inhabits water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: water nymph, water spirit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
Narrower terms: undine
noun
aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: floating fern, Ceratopteris pteridioides
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aquatic fern, water fern
History
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