First Known Use: 1840
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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
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Origin of NEREID
New Latin Nereidae, from Nereis, a genus, from Latin, Nereid
Nereid
noun Ne·re·id \ˈnir-ē-əd\
Definition of NEREID
: any of the sea nymphs fathered by Nereus
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Origin of NEREID
Latin Nereid-, Nereis, from Greek Nēreid-, Nēreis, from Nēreus Nereus
First Known Use: 1606
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