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Rarenereids
The correct spelling is nereids.
How to pronounce nereids
noun
Say it like: Ner-ayd-s
The correct spelling is nereids. 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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