Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of the ocean nymphs believed to be the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A marine mollusk, as distinguished from a naiad or fresh-water shell.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun (Greek mythology) A daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun Greek mythology Any of the sea nymphs, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek ōkeanis, ōkeanid-, from Ōkeanos, Oceanus.]

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Examples

  • To the people of Atlantis she is Princess Naia, half-mortal daughter of the Oceanid Queen Metis and her long-lost human consort.

    Archive 2010-01-01 Hal Duncan 2010

  • To the people of Atlantis she is Princess Naia, half-mortal daughter of the Oceanid Queen Metis and her long-lost human consort.

    The Legion of American Watchers Hal Duncan 2010

  • Tradition, as reported by the Greek traveller, Pausanias, identified her with the Oceanid, or "daughter of Ocean", of Greek poetry.

    TotalVideoGames.com 2010

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