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nereid
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[ˈnɛrɪɪd], (Noun)
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- a bristle worm of the ragworm family (Nereidae)
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late 18th century: from modern Latin Nereidae, from the Greek name Nēreus (see Nereid)
[ˈnɛrɪɪd], (Noun)
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- any of the sea nymphs, daughters of Nereus. They include Thetis, mother of Achilles
- a satellite of Neptune, the furthest from the planet, discovered in 1949. It has an irregular shape (with a diameter of about 340 km) and an eccentric orbit
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