nereid
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
of or relating to the family Nereididae.
Origin of nereid
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Other definitions for Nereid (2 of 2)
(sometimes lowercase)Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.
Origin of Nereid
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How to use nereid in a sentence
It is related by Apollodorus that Thetis, who was also a nereid, wished to make her son immortal.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandOn his carrying out the old womans suggestion the nereid cried out, Let go my child, dog!
Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth | Frank SidgwickSmall gold reel with repouss figures of nereid with helmet of Achilles, and Eros.
The stores of Hunter and nereid rockets—especially the remote-control jobs—were broken out.
The Invaders | William Fitzgerald JenkinsHunter and nereid guided missiles were set up as standard equipment in a number of brand-new places.
The Invaders | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for Nereid (1 of 2)
/ (ˈnɪərɪɪd) /
Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus
Origin of Nereid
1British Dictionary definitions for Nereid (2 of 2)
/ (ˈnɪərɪɪd) /
a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit
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