nereid

Speech parts

1. nereid - Noun

2. Nereid - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

doris nix mermaid banshee hesperides naiad demiurge kelpie water nymph Oceanid amphitrite hippocamp Clymene Ceto river nymph
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Hypernyms

sea nymph

Hyponyms

Thetis

Derivatives

Nereids nereides

Anagrams

denier reined Edirne diener Neider Nieder renied

Examples

No dolphin came, no Nereid stirred; Nor cruel Tom, nor Susan heard. A favourite has no friend! Thomas Gray

In 1991, a rotation period of Nereid of about 13.6 hours was determined by an analysis of its light curve. Source: Internet

Laura Slatkin explores the apparent contradiction, in that the immediate presentation of Thetis in the Iliad is as a helpless minor goddess overcome by grief and lamenting to her Nereid sisters, and links the goddess's present and past through her grief. Source: Internet

Spectrally Nereid appears neutral in colour and water ice has been detected on its surface. Source: Internet

The shape of Nereid is not known. Source: Internet

To date there is no credible explanation of the variations, but, if they exist, they are likely related to the rotation of Nereid. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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