Nereid

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne + reid

Origin

From the stem of Latin Nērēis ("sea-nymph"), from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς, from Νηρεύς ("the sea-god Nereus").

Full definition of nereid

Noun

1. (Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
2. (zoology) A worm of the genus , having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.

Synonyms

• (worm) ragworm, clam worm

Anagrams

• denier
• reined