Definition of Nereid
Ne´re`id
n.
1.
(Class. Myth.)
A
sea
nymph
,
one
of
the
daughters
of
Nereus
,
who
were
attendants
upon
Neptune
,
and
were
represented
as
riding
on
sea
horses
,
sometimes
with
the
human
form
entire
,
and
sometimes
with
the
tail
of
a
fish
.
2.
(Zool.)
Any
species
of
Nereis
.
The
word
is
sometimes
used
for
similar
annelids
of
other
families
.
Related Words
Greek
mythology
,
sea
nymph
,
Thetis
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