Nereid
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
Word Origin
- Nereid
- "sea-nymph," 1510s, from Greek Nereis (genitive Nereidos), daughter of the ancient sea-god Nereus, whose name is related to naros "flowing, liquid, I flow" (see naiad).