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Nereid

noun

Definition of Nereidnext
as in mermaid

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  1. mermaid
  2. siren
Noun
  • Called a mermaid’s purse because of its shape and size, the zebra shark egg’s translucence revealed an embryo.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Saturday, utilizes 56,000 square feet of indoor space to host more than 200 vendors, sword-fighting, costume contests, live musicians, mermaids, fairies and photo ops.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mermaid
Noun
  • Reyes got back into his car, turned on police sirens from his personal vehicle and drove off.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As sirens went off over Riyadh and the Eastern Province, people in the Hejaz assumed no one would dare approach what all Muslims deem sacred.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of siren
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“Nereid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Nereid. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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