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nereidid

nereidid noun: any member of the family Nereididae of polychaete worms.

Noun

nereidid (plural nereidids)

  1. Any member of the family Nereididae of polychaete worms.

Forms of nereidid

pluralnereidids

Origin of nereidid

Back-formation from Nereididae. By surface analysis, Nereis + -id.

Questions about nereidid

What does nereidid mean?
Nereidid means any member of the family Nereididae of polychaete worms.
What part of speech is nereidid?
Nereidid is a noun.
What is the plural of nereidid?
The plural of nereidid is nereidids.

Words near nereidid in the dictionary

  1. nereid
  2. Nereidean
  3. nereides
  4. nereidian
  5. nereidians
  6. nereidid
  7. nereidids
  8. nereids
  9. Nereim
  10. Nereis
  11. nereistoxin

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