nereis

American  

[neer-ee-is] / ˈnɪər i ɪs /

noun

plural

nereides

1. clamworm.

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nereis British  

/ ˈnɪərɪɪs /

noun

1. any polychaete worm of the genus Nereis See ragworm

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Etymology

Origin of nereis

C18: from Latin; see _Nereid ¹

Example Sentences

The earth-worm, the lobworm, the nereis, and the leech belong to this division.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

But the marine annelids, of which nereis, or a clam-worm, is a good example, are more typical.

From The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 by Tyler, John Mason

Of New Zealand terns, Sterna frontalis and S. nereis are the species which are seen most frequently.

From Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects by McClymont, James Roxburgh

They have succeeded in developing embryos from the eggs of the sea urchin, of the nereis, and of mollusks, without spermatozoa.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 by Northern Nut Growers Association