Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Nereid   Listen
noun
Nereid  n.  (pl. E. nereids, L. nereides)  
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.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




Words linked to "Nereid" :   sea nymph, Greek mythology


Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com