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Definition of Nereides

1. nereis [n] - See also: nereis

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nereides

neptunicentric neptunist neptunium neptunium neptuniums nerd nerdier nerdiest nerdiness nerdinesses

nerdish nerds nerdy nereid Nereid nereides (current term) nereidian nereids nereis nereis

nereites nereocystis Nereus nerfling Nergal Neri's sign neriine nerine nerines nerita

Literary usage of Nereides

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1. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction, Classical Mediæval, Legendary: Classical by William Shepard Walsh (1915)
"Oceanides, the daughters of Oceanus, who were nymphs of the Ocean, and nereides, daughters of Oberen, in mediaeval myth, the king of the Fairies. ..."

2. The Aquarian Naturalist: A Manual for the Sea-side by Thomas Rymer Jones (1858)
"nereides. " I would not enter on my list of friends, Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense, The man, who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. ..."

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