"nereid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/ Forms: nereids [plural], nereides [plural]
Etymology: From the stem of Latin Nērēis (“sea-nymph”), from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Nērēis||sea-nymph}} Latin Nērēis (“sea-nymph”), {{uder|en|grc|Νηρηΐς}} Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), {{m|grc|Νηρεύς||the sea-god Nereus}} Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|nereides}} nereid (plural nereids or nereides)
  1. (Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Categories (lifeform): Annelids Translations (mythological being): нереида (nereida) [feminine] (Bulgarian), морска нимфа (morska nimfa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), nereida [feminine] (Catalan), néréide [feminine] (French), ნერეიდა (nereida) (Georgian), νηρηίδα (niriída) [feminine] (Greek), ネーレーイス (nērēisu) (Japanese), 네레이드 (nereideu) (Korean), nērēis [feminine] (Latin), Nērēis [feminine] (Latin), нереида (nereida) [feminine] (Macedonian), нереи́да (nereída) [feminine] (Russian), nereida [feminine] (Spanish), nereidi (Swahili), nereid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nereid-en-noun-LW~cw97u Disambiguation of Annelids: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 71 29 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological being': 92 8
  2. (zoology) Alternative form of nereidid. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nereidid Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-nereid-en-noun-jq3sDEWE Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (worm): ragworm, clam worm
Disambiguation of 'worm': 0 0

Inflected forms

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