Nē're-id, n.
n. [Gr. Νηρηΐς, Νηρηΐδος, gen. -ίδος, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, from Νηρεύς, an ancient sea-god, allied to Gr. νηρός, wet, Skr. nāra, water; Lat. Nereis, Nereidos, Fr. Néréide.]
Sense 1. (Myth.) A sea-nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and represented as riding on sea-horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
Sense 2. (Zoöl.) A marine chætopod worm, having tentacles, a protrusible pharynx armed with jaws, and gills along the back.
