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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

/ ˈɪəɪɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus
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Nereid

2

/ ˈɪəɪɪ /

noun

  1. a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nereid1

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

Origin of nereid2

< Latin ŧŧ- (stem of ŧŧ ) < Greek, stem of ŧŧí. See Nereus, -id 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nereid1

C17: via Latin from Greek ŧŧ, from Nereus ; compare Latin 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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