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Webster 1913 Edition
Nereis
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Ne′re-is
(? or ?)
, p
; rop.
Noun.
pl.
Nereides
(#)
. [L.]
2.
(Zool.)
A genus, including numerous species, of marine chaetopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennae, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
Definition 2024
Nereis
Nereis
Translingual
Proper noun
Nereis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nereididae – certain polychaete worms.