NEREIDES

NEREID

Nereid

(noun) (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nereides

plural of nereid

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NEREID

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.

NEREIS

Ne"re*is ( or ), n.; pl. Nereides. Etym: [L.]

1. (Class. Myth.)

Definition: A Nereid. See Nereid.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus, including numerous species, of marine chætopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennæ, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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