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nereid

noun ne·re·id \ˈnir-ē-əd\

Definition of NEREID

: any of a family (Nereidae) of chiefly marine polychaete worms; especially : any of a genus (Nereis) of usually large often greenish worms

— nereid adjective

New Latin Nereidae, from Nereis, a genus, from Latin, Nereid

First Known Use: 1840

noun Ne·re·id \ˈnir-ē-əd\

: any of the sea nymphs fathered by Nereus

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Latin Nereid-, Nereis, from Greek Nēreid-, Nēreis, from Nēreus Nereus

First Known Use: 1606

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