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sɪlf/
n.
- an imaginary spirit of the air.
- a slender woman or girl.
- a mainly dark green and blue hummingbird with a long forked tail.
[Genera Aglaiocercus and Neolesbia.]
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from mod. L. sylphes, sylphi and the Ger. pl. Sylphen, perh. based on L. sylvestris ‘of the woods’ + nympha ‘nymph’.
