| sylph | 1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy. 2. A slender, graceful woman. 3. <ornithology> Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus). Origin: F. Sylphe, m, fr. Gr. A kind of grub, beetle, or moth; so called by Paracelsus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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