nereid
noun
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
nereid
1 American
[neer-ee-id]
/ ˈnɪər i ɪd /
noun
adjective
Nereid
2
American
[neer-ee-id]
/ ˈnɪər i ɪd /
noun
-
(sometimes lowercase) any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
-
Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.
Nereid
1
British
/ ˈnɪərɪɪd /
noun
Nereid
2
British
/ ˈnɪərɪɪd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of nereid1
1830–40; < New Latin Nereididae family name; see Nereid, -idae
Origin of Nereid2
< Latin Nērēid- (stem of Nērēis ) < Greek, stem of Nērēís. See Nereus, -id 1
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She looks like a nereid, guarding the sea behind her, ready to kick away underwater when it rushes in.
From The New Yorker ● May 19, 2017
The nereid made no move to hand Mal over.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
“What was that nereid trying to say to you?”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
But Ino saw him—Ino, Kadmos’ daughter, slim-legged, lovely, once an earthling girl, now in the seas a nereid, Leukothea.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
“We need to go. It may return. Ready?” said the nereid.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Ting is a scientific advisor to Third Rock Ventures and Nereid Therapeutics.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
A fresco bearing an image of a Nereid nymph riding a seahorse and gladiators in combat had been unearthed previously.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2020
Nereid covered 1¼ miles in 2:01.46 and paid $5.40, $5 and $3.20.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2011
Nereid and Cambina finished in a dead heat in the Grade I American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on turf at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. They covered 1 ¼ miles in 2:01.46.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2011
A mirrored disco ball descended into the Nereid exhibit, making the water dance with multicolored light.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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