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n. (Zool.) See Gwiniad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ W. gwyniad a whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white. ] (Zoöl.) A fish (Coregonus ferus) of North Wales and Northern Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also powan, and schelly. [ Written also gwyniad, guiniad, gurniad. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. li`mh a pool. ] (Myth.) See Limoniad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. limoniades, pl., Gr. leimwnia`des, fr. leimw`n meadow. ] (Class. Myth.) A nymph of the meadows; -- called also Limniad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Parthenic. ] A poem in honor of a virgin. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]