Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A marine worm of the genus Nereis.
- noun The typical genus of the family Nereidæ.
- noun In entomology, a genus of lepidopterousinsects.
- noun In botany, a systematic account of the algæ or seaweeds of a locality or country: as, the Nereis Boreali-Americana. by Harvey.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See
Nereid . - proper noun (Zoöl.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine chætopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennæ, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin Nērēïs, Nereid; see Nereid.]
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Examples
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Some moths have unusual distribution patterns in the region with normally alpine species such as Chloroclystis nereis found on the coast.
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They have succeeded in developing embryos from the eggs of the sea urchin, of the nereis, and of mollusks, without spermatozoa.
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Annelids — earth-worms, nereis; Mollusks — mussel or clam;
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Stung rather than bitten - by jellyfish, anemones and once a nereis worm.
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