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nereid

1

[ neer-ee-id ]

noun

  1. any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the family Nereididae.

Nereid

2

[ neer-ee-id ]

noun

  1. (sometimes lowercase) Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
  2. Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.

Nereid

1

/ ˈ²Ôɪə°ùɪɪ»å /

noun

  1. Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Nereid

2

/ ˈ²Ôɪə°ùɪɪ»å /

noun

  1. a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nereid1

1830–40; < New Latin Nereididae family name; Nereid, -idae

Origin of nereid2

< Latin ±·Å§°ùŧ¾±»å- (stem of ±·Å§°ùŧ¾±²õ ) < Greek, stem of ±·Å§°ùŧí²õ. See Nereus, -id 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nereid1

C17: via Latin from Greek ±·Å§°ùŧ¾±»å, from Nereus ; compare Latin ²ÔÄå°ù±ð to swim
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A fresco bearing an image of a Nereid nymph riding a seahorse and gladiators in combat had been unearthed previously.

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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.

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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.

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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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