Biology
- a spayed female ferret
- Sprite butterflies, certain skipper butterfly genera in subfamily Pyrginae, tribe Celaenorrhini:
- Celaenorrhinus (typical sprites)
- Katreus (Giant Scarce Sprite)
- Loxolexis (scarce sprites)
- Sprite melon, a type of sweet melon cultivated in North Carolina
- Water Sprite, the freshwater fern Ceratopteris thalictroides
- Sedge Sprite, a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae
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