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ˈnɪər i ɪdnereid
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Princeton's WordNet
Nereidnoun
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
Wiktionary
nereidnoun
One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
nereidnoun
A worm of the genus Nereid, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.
Nereidnoun
One of the satellites of the planet Neptune
Etymology: From the stem of Nereis, from Νηρηΐς, from Νηρεύς.
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Nereid
In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( NEER-ee-idz; Ancient Greek: Νηρηΐδες, romanized: Nērēḯdes; sg. Νηρηΐς, Nērēḯs, also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites. They often accompany Poseidon, the god of the sea, and can be friendly and helpful to sailors (such as the Argonauts in their search for the Golden Fleece).
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nereid
A nereid is a sea nymph in Greek mythology, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris, and sister of Thetis. They are considered to be the helpful women of the sea, often accompanying Poseidon, the god of the sea, and helping sailors and fisherman in distress. The term "nereid" can also refer to a genus of polychaete worms in the family Nereididae.
Webster Dictionary
Nereidnoun
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
Nereidnoun
any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families
Etymology: [L. Nereis, -idis, Gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, Nhrhi:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. nra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.]
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Nereid
Nereid is the third-largest moon of Neptune. It has a highly eccentric orbit. It was the second moon of Neptune to be discovered, by Gerard Kuiper in 1949.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nereid
nē′rē-id, n. (Gr. myth.) a sea-nymph, one of the daughters of the sea-god Nereus, who attended Neptune riding on sea-horses: (zool.) a genus of marine worms like long myriapods.—ns. Nē′rēis, a nereid; Nē′rēite, a fossil annelid related to the nereids. [L.,—Gr.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Nereid in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Nereid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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