/awr"ee ad', ohr"-/ , n.
Class. Myth. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
[ Oread- (s. of Oreas ) Oreiad- (s. of Oreiás ), n. use of oreiás of the mountains, equiv. to órei(os) of the mountains (deriv. of óros mountain) + -as fem. patronymic suffix ]