Usually means: Sea nymphs in Greek mythology.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. Nereids, nereids: Merriam-Webster
  2. Nereids: Vocabulary.com
  3. Nereids, nereids: Wordnik
  4. nereids: Wiktionary
  5. Nereids: Dictionary.com
  6. Nereids: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Nereids: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. Nereids: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. nereids: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Nereids: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. Nereids: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Encyclopedia Mythica (No longer online)

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  1. Nereids: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Nereids: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Nereids)

noun:  In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides (also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, sisters to their brother Nerites.


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