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nereid
1[ neer-ee-id ]
noun
- any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
adjective
- of or relating to the family Nereididae.
Nereid
2[ neer-ee-id ]
noun
- (sometimes lowercase) Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
- Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.
Nereid
1/ ˈ²Ôɪə°ùɪɪ»å /
noun
- Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus
Nereid
2/ ˈ²Ôɪə°ùɪɪ»å /
noun
- a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nereid1
Example Sentences
Ting is a scientific advisor to Third Rock Ventures and Nereid Therapeutics.
A fresco bearing an image of a Nereid nymph riding a seahorse and gladiators in combat had been unearthed previously.
Painted panels on the front of a Z-shaped counter included a central image of a Nereid, the mythological sea nymph, riding a sea horse, along with frescoes of a rooster, ducks being prepared for cooking and a chained dog.
With the snap of a few typewriter keys, the omnipotent Lem can dispatch him to the Nereid Nebula to meet the Phools, a race of hominiformicans who suffered economic collapse after the wealthy few bankrupted the working class, the Drudgelings.
Although researchers have found the remains of 80 thermopoliums, this one was adorned with a sign of a sea nymph, known as a nereid, which LiveScience reports immediately caught the eye of archaeologists.
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