noun Etymology: Latin ~-, Nereis, from Greek Nēreid-, Nēreis, from Nēreus Nereus Date: 1606 any of the sea nymphs fathered by Nereus
NEREID
Meaning of NEREID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012