(sometimes lowercase) any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.
1830–40; < New Latin Nereididae family name; see Nereid, -idae
< 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 reached out and pulled Mal onto the back of the hippocamp.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
The nereid made no move to hand Mal over.
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
A nereid called after her in Nerish, something high and strangely pleading, but she did not turn.
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, trained by John Shirreffs and ridden by Joe Talamo, paid $5.40 to win in the $250,000 race.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2011
At one point, Annabeth stood next to him, yelling against the roar of the wind: “Percy says he talked to a Nereid in Charleston Harbor!”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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