ephydriad

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ephydriad

/ɛˈfɪdɹɪad/ UK

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From Ancient Greek ἐφυδριάς (ephudriás), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

noun ephydriads

rare A dryad, a water nymph. 'Tis there the Ephydriads haunt;—there, where a gap / Betwixt a heap of tree-tops, hollow and dun, / Shews where the waters run, / And whence the fountain's tongue begins to lap.

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@misc{ephydriad_2026,
  title = {ephydriad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ephydriad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}