nereid

¹

[ neer-ee-id ]

noun

1. any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.

adjective

1. of or relating to the family Nereididae.

Nereid

²

[ neer-ee-id ]

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
2. Astronomy. a moon of the planet Neptune.

Nereid

¹

/ ˈnɪərɪɪd /

noun

1. Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus

Nereid

²

/ ˈnɪərɪɪd /

noun

1. a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit

Word History and Origins

Origin of nereid¹

1830–40; < New Latin Nereididae family name; Nereid, -idae

Origin of nereid²

< Latin Nērēid- (stem of Nērēis ) < Greek, stem of Nērēís. See Nereus, -id ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of nereid¹

C17: via Latin from Greek Nērēid, from Nereus ; compare Latin nāre to swim

Example Sentences

A fresco bearing an image of a Nereid nymph riding a seahorse and gladiators in combat had been unearthed previously.

From The Guardian

Painted panels on the front of a Z-shaped counter included a central image of a Nereid, the mythological sea nymph, riding a sea horse, along with frescoes of a rooster, ducks being prepared for cooking and a chained dog.

From Seattle Times

With the snap of a few typewriter keys, the omnipotent Lem can dispatch him to the Nereid Nebula to meet the Phools, a race of hominiformicans who suffered economic collapse after the wealthy few bankrupted the working class, the Drudgelings.

From Washington Post

Although researchers have found the remains of 80 thermopoliums, this one was adorned with a sign of a sea nymph, known as a nereid, which LiveScience reports immediately caught the eye of archaeologists.

From Fox News

The video showed a tall man wearing jeans, glasses, a leather jacket and a knit cap forcefully kicking the woman at least six times as she sat on a northbound No. 2 train that was pulling into the Nereid Avenue station.

From New York Times