nereis

nereis Definition

ne·reis (nir′ē is)

noun pl. 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

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