nereid

English - Turkish

Definition of nereid in English Turkish dictionary

(Astronomi) neptün'ün uydularından biri

su perisi

{i} deniz kurdu

uzun ve yassı deniz kurdu

su peri

English - English

Definition of nereid in English English dictionary

One of the satellites of the planet Neptune

A worm of the genus Nereid, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body

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

{n} a sea nymph

In Greek mythology, any of the daughters of the sea god Nereus and of Doris, daughter of Oceanus. The Nereids, who numbered 50 or 100, were depicted as young girls who inhabited any water, salt or fresh, and were benign toward humanity. They were popular figures in Greek literature. The best known were Amphitrite, consort of Poseidon; Thetis, wife of Peleus (king of the Myrmidons) and mother of Achilles; and Galatea, a Sicilian loved by the Cyclops Polyphemus

{i} sea-nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus (Greek Mythology); one of the satellites of Neptune (Astronomy)

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

A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish

One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish

The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families

Any species of Nereis

Related Terms

A Nereid

nereis

Hyphenation

Ne·re·id

Etymology

() From nereid, a sea-nymph of Greek mythology and attendants of the god Neptune.