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NEREID
Nereid
(noun) (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nereid (plural nereids or nereides)
(Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
(zoology) A worm of the genus Nereis, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.
Synonyms
• (worm): ragworm, clam worm
Anagrams
• Edirne, denier, diener, reined
Etymology
From nereid, a sea-nymph of Greek mythology and attendants of the god Neptune.
Proper noun
Nereid
(astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Neptune
Anagrams
• Edirne, denier, diener, reined
Source: Wiktionary
Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. Etym: [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. nara water, cf. Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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