Nereid noun & adjective. ['nɪǝrɪɪd] Also (in sense A.2 now usu.) nereid. LME.
[Latin Nereid-, Nereis from Greek Nērēid-, Nērēis, from Nēreus a sea-god: see -ID³.]
A. noun. Pl. -s, -es [-i:z].
1. Classical Mythology. A sea-nymph, any of the daughters of the sea-god Nereus. LME.

2. Zoology. A carnivorous errant polychaete worm of the marine family Nereidae, having a long body composed of many similar segments, and freq. pelagic during part of the life cycle; a ragworm. L18.
b. adjective. Zoology. Of, pertaining to, or designating the family Nereidae (see sense A.2 above). L19.

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