nereid

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see also: Nereid

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/

Noun

nereid (plural nereids)

1. (Greek mythology) 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.
2. (zoology) A worm of the genus Nereis, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.

Synonyms

• (worm) ragworm, clam worm

Translations

• French: néréide
• Russian: нереи́да
• Spanish: nereida

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Nereid

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Proper noun

1. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Neptune

Translations

• Russian: Нереи́да

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