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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

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

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The nereid smiled a sudden sharp-toothed smile and whistled—and from the waves emerged Nighthand and Irian, each riding a hippocamp.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Meanwhile the nereid swam from the lap of Ocean laden with four sealskins, new flaved for the hoax she thought of playing on her father.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

That research suggests Nereid may be the only moon from that original system to have survived intact.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

Through one of the big canneries he had made a deal to pay for The Nereid with percentages of each catch, and he was anxious to get it paid off.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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