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Definition: Cynanthus cyanurus
Sylph
\Sylph\, n. [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grub,
beetle, or moth; -- so called by Paracelsus.]
1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy.
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2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) 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
).
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