undina, Undina

[UNDINE.] 1. Palæont . (of the form undina): A genus of Coelacanth ide, from the Lias. 2. Astron . ( of the form Undina): [ASTEROID, 92.] pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, Undine Un'-dine, s . [Lat. und a =a wave.] Para cels i an system: A water nymph; an imaginary being inhabiting water, and po e ing many characteristics in common with the salamanders living in fire, the sylphs living in the air, and the gnomes living in the earth. The Undines had not originally a soul, but intermarrying with human beings they obtained one, and became liable to the ordinary conditions of humanity.