Nereids

noun

plural of Nereid
as in Oceanids

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  1. mermaids
  2. sirens
Noun
  • In fact, 18th-century Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus had left space for mermaids in the evolutionary tree.
    — Jack Daly, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Elaine Luria Luria has operated nuclear reactors and helped build a business around plaster mermaids.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of mermaids
Noun
  • The team loaded Gwen onto the ambulance and flipped on the sirens and lights.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Crowds of people then shuffled through packed hallways to exit the building, their hands raised and sirens blaring around them, the video shows.
    — Joe Sutton, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of sirens
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