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Definition of Doris

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.

2. Noun. A small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken.

Definition of Doris

1. n. A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiæ on the back.

Definition of Doris

1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) The daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus and mother of fifty sea-nymphs or nereids. ¹

2. Proper noun. (zoology mollusca) A genus marine of mollusca having a growth of branchiae on their backs. ¹

3. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name), taken to regular use in the end of the 19th century. ¹

4. Proper noun. (British slang) One's girl friend, wife or significant other. ¹

5. Adjective. (Cockney rhyming slang) gay ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Doris

1. A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiae on the back. Origin: L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Gr. (19 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doris

dorbugs dore doree dorees dorfmanite dorgi dorgis dorhawk dorhawks doric

dorid doridoid doridoids dorids dories doris dorise dorised dorises dorising

dorize dorized dorizes dorizing dorkface dorkfaces dorkier dorkiest dorkified

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