nereid

nereid
ˈnɪərɪɪd сущ.
1) миф. нереида, морская нимфа
2) зоол. нереида, кольчатый морской червь nereid зоол. нереида, кольчатый морской червь ~ миф. нереида

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  • Nereid — Ne re*id, n.; pl. E. {Nereids}, L. {Nereides}. [L. Nereis, idis, Gr. Nhrei: s Nhrhi: s, Nhrhi: dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na ein to flow.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nereid — sea nymph, 1510s, from Gk. Nereis (gen. Nereidos), daughter of the ancient sea god Nereus, whose name is related to naros flowing, liquid, I flow (see NAIAD (Cf. naiad)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Nereid — ► NOUN Greek Mythology ▪ any of the sea nymphs, daughters of the old sea god Nereus …   English terms dictionary

  • Nereid — [nir′ē id] n. [L Nereis (gen. Nereidis) < Gr Nērēis (gen. Nērēidos) < Nēreus] Gr. Myth. any of the sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus …   English World dictionary

  • Nereid — Neptun II (Nereid) Nereid auf einer Aufnahme der Raumsonde Voyager 2 Zentralkörper Neptun Eigenschaften des …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nereid — Sea nymph and Sea nymphs redirect here. For other uses, see Sea nymph (disambiguation). For other uses, see Nereid (disambiguation). Nereid riding a sea bull (latter 2nd century BC) In Greek mythology, the Nereids ( …   Wikipedia

  • nereid — /near ee id/, n. 1. any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the family Nereididae. [1830 40; < NL Nereididae family name; see NEREID, IDAE] * * * In Greek mythology, any… …   Universalium

  • Nereid — /near ee id/, n. 1. (sometimes l.c.) Class. Myth. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph. 2. Astron. a moon of the planet Neptune. [ < L Nereid (s. of Nereis) < Gk, s. of Nereís. See NEREUS, ID1] * * * In Greek mythology, any of the… …   Universalium

  • nereid — noun Etymology: New Latin Nereidae, from Nereis, a genus, from Latin, Nereid Date: 1840 any of a family (Nereidae) of chiefly marine polychaete worms; especially any of a genus (Nereis) of usually large often greenish worms • nereid adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Nereid — noun Etymology: Latin Nereid , Nereis, from Greek Nēreid , Nēreis, from Nēreus Nereus Date: 1606 any of the sea nymphs fathered by Nereus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nereid — noun a) 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. b) A worm of the genus Nereid, having sharp retractable jaws… …   Wiktionary


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