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Oceanid

American  
[oh-see-uh-nid] / oʊˈsi ə nɪd /

noun

Classical Mythology.

plural

Oceanids, Oceanides

  1. any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.

Oceanid British  
/ əʊˈsɪənɪd /

noun

  1. Greek myth any of the ocean nymphs born of Oceanus and Tethys

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Etymology

Origin of Oceanid

< Greek Ōkeanídes daughters of Oceanus (nominative plural of Ōkeanís ), equivalent to Ōkean ( ós ) Oceanus + -ides -id 1

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