Category:Sylph

Sylph, n. Etym: [f. sylphe, m., fr. Gr.

1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy.

2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.

3. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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).