An immature, wingless stage of insect that later develops to have wing pads or underdeveloped wings This is an insect stage that exists on in species that do not have a pupal stage
The immature stage of insect species which undergo incomplete metamorphisis (egg, nymph, adult) and do not have a pupal stage Late instar nymphs may have nonfunctional rudimentary wings and/or genitalia
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
1 The immature form of an aquatic insect before it emerges from the water's surface 2 A wet fly that imitates one of these immature aquatic insects and is designed to be suspended just below the water's surface