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Definition of Nereid
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus.
Definition of Nereid
1. n. A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
Definition of Nereid
1. Proper noun. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Neptune ¹
2. Noun. (Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish. ¹
3. Noun. (zoology) A worm of the genus ''Nereid'', having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body. ¹
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Definition of Nereid
1. a sea nymph [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nereid
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Origin: L. Nereis, -idis, gr, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to wet, Skr. Nara water, cf. Gr. To flow.
1. A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
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