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• nereid
  nereid

  noun

  any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
• Nereid
  Nereid

  noun

  any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.

nereid

¹ American  

[neer-ee-id] / ˈnɪər i ɪd /

noun

1. any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the family Nereididae.

Nereid ² American  

[neer-ee-id] / ˈnɪər i ɪd /

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.

2. Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.

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Nereid ¹ British  

/ ˈnɪərɪɪd /

noun

1. Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus

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Nereid ² British  

/ ˈnɪərɪɪd /

noun

1. a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit

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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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Example Sentences

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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

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

“What was that nereid trying to say to you?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

After she had bestowed her veil, the nereid dove like a gull to windward where a dark waveside closed over her whiteness.

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

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Trainer John Shirreffs’ Nereid and Jeff Bonde’s Cambina finished in a dead-heat tie for victory in the Grade 1, $250,000 American Oaks on Saturday at Hollywood Park.

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

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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