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naid

noun
na·​id | \ˈnāə̇d\
plural -s

Definition of naid 

1 obsolete : naiad

2 [ New Latin Naid-, Nais genus of annelids from Latin, naiad ] : any of numerous small freshwater annelids constituting Nais and related genera of the order Oligochaeta

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History and Etymology for naid

Latin naid-, nais, from Greek, from nan to flow + -id-, -is -id

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