ˈnāə̇s noun
Etymology: Latin — more at naid
1. pl naises -sə̇z or na·i·des ˈnāəˌdēz : a river nymph : naiad
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin, naiad]
: a large genus of small aquatic oligochaete worms that is the type of the family Naididae
ˈnāə̇s noun
Etymology: Latin — more at naid
1. pl naises -sə̇z or na·i·des ˈnāəˌdēz : a river nymph : naiad
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin, naiad]
: a large genus of small aquatic oligochaete worms that is the type of the family Naididae
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012