nereides

Variant of nereis

nereis definition

ne·reis (nir′ē is)

noun pl. nereides ne·re′i·des′ (nē rē′ə dēz′, ni-)

any of a genus (Nereis) of relatively large carnivorous marine polychaetes (order Phyllodocida, family Nereididae)

Etymology: ModL Nereis < L: see Nereid

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