nereid

Definition of Nereid in English :

1. nereid

(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nereid

nounWord forms: plural Nereides (nəˈriːəˌdiːz )

Greek mythology

any of the 50 sea nymphs who were the daughters of the sea god Nereus

noun

a satellite of the planet Neptune, in a large and highly eccentric orbit

noun

Greek Mythology

any of the sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus

n.

1. Greek Mythology One of the sea nymphs, the 50 daughters of Nereus.

2. A satellite of Neptune.