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Nereis


Ne′re-is

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Noun.
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pl.
Nereides
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[L.]
1.
(Class. Myth.)
A Nereid. See
Nereid
.
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

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Nereis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nereididae – certain polychaete worms.