nymph

[nimf]

a developmental stage in certain arthropods (e.g., ticks) between the larval form and the adult; it resembles an adult but does not have fully developed wings or genitalia.

nymph

(nimf),

1. The earliest series of stages in metamorphosis following hatching in the development of hemimetabolous insects (for example, locusts); the nymph resembles the adult in many respects, but lacks full wing or genitalia development; it grows through successive instars without any intermediate or pupal stage into the imago or adult form.
See also: incomplete metamorphosis, complete metamorphosis.

2. The third stage in the life cycle of a tick, between the larva and the adult.

[G. nymphē, maiden]

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nymph

(nĭmf)

a. The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.

b. The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.

nymph′al (nĭm′fəl) adj.

nymph

the immature stages of any EXOPTERYGOTE, such as the mayfly It has compound eyes and mouthparts like the adult, but usually lacks wings (though traces are sometimes present) and is sexually immature. See METAMORPHOSIS, ENDOPTERYGOTE.

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Knowing, however, that the child was fond of sporting on the sea-shore, she hastened thither as fast as she could, and there beheld the wet faces of the poor sea nymphs peeping over a wave.

Tell me, you naughty sea nymphs, have you enticed her under the sea?"

"O, no, good Mother Ceres," said the innocent sea nymphs, tossing back their green ringlets, and looking her in the face.

Ceres scarcely waited to hear what the nymphs had to say, before she hurried off to make inquiries all through the neighborhood.

But young people's tears have very little saltness or acidity in them, and do not inflame the eyes so much as those of grown persons; so that it is not to be wondered at, if, a few moments afterwards, Proserpina was sporting through the hall almost as merrily as she and the four sea nymphs had sported along the edge of the surf wave.

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The pastoral relationship is conceived as occurring between a young female--a nymph or a shepherdess--and a male of any age.

Ekphrasis and the feminine in sannazaro's arcadia

When a nymph is presented on a fly rod, the best fishermen can maintain an effective presentation for 20 feet or so.

Nymphing steelhead with floats

Evaluation of nymph and adult population densities were done with two methods including sweeping with hand-net and counting square meter quadrate [2, 5].

Study on annual population density of Eurygaster integriceps on Sardari and Azar 2 wheat cultivars and Sahand barley cultivar in Kivi, Ardabil, Iran

Of the latest moult, Gerry and Avril said: "We spent over two hours by the pond taking pictures of the newly emerged nymph and watched as the dragonfly very slowly emerged.

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After aligning the sequences obtained for the segment of gltA with the corresponding sequences of other Rickettsia species available in GenBank, we determined that all sequences of larvae and nymph ticks belonged to the genus Rickettsia.

?Cuantas larvas y ninfas de la garrapata Amblyomma spp. (Ixodida: Ixodidae) se requieren para detectar la presencia de la bacteria Rickettsia (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae)?

citri nymph died before parasitoid development was complete.

Two parasitoids of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) have shared, stage-specific preference for host nymphs that does not impact pest mortality rates