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/wˈɔtər spraɪt/ Listen

Water sprite

noun

Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums. Synonyms: Ceratopteris pteridioides, floating fern.

A fairy that inhabits water. Synonyms: water nymph, water spirit.

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"Water sprite" Quotes from Famous Books

... d'Aqua,' she exists!" cried the naive Lina; "they say that she still walks on the banks, but disappears like a water sprite as soon ...

— Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon • Jules Verne

... he forgot everything but to watch for this water sprite. When the moon and stars came out, there it was just the same as in the sunshine, and so he lingered from day to night ...

— Classic Myths • Retold by Mary Catherine Judd

Words linked to "Water sprite" : Ceratopteris pteridioides, aquatic fern, undine, faery, fay, floating fern, sprite, fairy, Ceratopteris, genus Ceratopteris, water fern, faerie