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Nereid definition

Ne·reid (nir′ē id)

noun

Gr. Myth. any of the sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus

Etymology: L Nereis (gen. Nereidis) < Gr Nērēis (gen. Nērēidos) < Nēreus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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