Nereid (redirected from Nereids)

Ne·re·id  (nîr-d)

n.

1. Greek Mythology Any of the sea nymphs, the 50 daughters of Nereus.

2. The satellite of Neptune that is eighth in distance from the planet.

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[Latin Nrïs, Nrïd-, from Greek, from Nreus, Nereus.]

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Nereid¹

n pl Nereides [nəˈriːəˌdiːz]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus

[via Latin from Greek Nērēid, from Nereus; compare Latin nāre to swim]

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Nereid²

n

(Astronomy) a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Nereid - (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks sea nymph - (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus Thetis - (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

Translations

nereid [ˈnɪərɪɪd] N → nereida f

nereid

n (Myth) → Nereide f, → Meerjungfrau f

Nereid [ˈnɪərɪɪd] n (Myth) → nereide f