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1Mythology rare = "naiad". Compare "naïs".
2Zoology = naidid .
= naidid .
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Drummond (1585–1649), poet and pamphleteer. From classical Latin Nāid-, Nāis or its etymon ancient Greek Ναϊδ-, Ναΐς, variant of Ναϊάς naiad.
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