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Rarenereid
The correct spelling is nereid.
How to pronounce nereid
noun
IPA: /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/
Say it like: Ner-ayd
The correct spelling is nereid. 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.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A worm of the genus Nereis, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.
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