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; Nereid, -idae

Origin of Nereid²

< Latin Nērēid- (stem of Nērēis ) < Greek, stem of Nērēís. See Nereus, -id ¹

Example Sentences

His mother had gone to the British Museum, where she saw the Nereid Monument - an ancient tomb that had been dismantled and moved between 1842 and 1844 to the museum, brick by brick, from the south of Turkey.

From BBC

The nereid made no move to hand Mal over.

From Literature

The girl’s eyes were closed, and her head rested on the nereid’s shoulder; she breathed softly.

From Literature

Without warning, the nereid thrust Mal at him and vanished underwater.

From Literature

The nereid reached out and pulled Mal onto the back of the hippocamp.

From Literature