About The Word Nereid
Learn about the word Nereid to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Nereid definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Nereid
| 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nereid: Related Terms | Find terms related to Nereid: 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Unarbitrary ‐ not subject to individual…
- Kibbutz ‐ (Israel) a collective farm owned by its members; children are…
- Bloke ‐ (informal) a man who is (usually) old and/or…
- Genus rudbeckia ‐ North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower…
- Twenty-eighth ‐ coming next after the twenty-seventh…
- Vegetarian ‐ eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat…
- Fanwort ‐ common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating…
- Chain gang ‐ a gang of convicts…
- Cope with ‐ satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my…
- Cell doctrine ‐ (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural…