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Nereid

Nereid Meaning & Definition
Nereid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nereid?

[n] (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

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See Also | sea nymph | Thetis

Nereid In Webster's Dictionary

\Ne"re*id\, n.; pl. E. {Nereids}, L. {Nereides}. [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.

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