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Nereid

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Ne·re·id

noun \ˈnir-ē-əd\

Definition of NEREID

: any of the sea nymphs fathered by Nereus

Origin of NEREID

Latin Nereid-, Nereis, from Greek Nēreid-, Nēreis, from Nēreus Nereus
First Known Use: 1606

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