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Nereis

Nereis noun: synonym of Nereid (“female water deity”).

Noun

Nereis

  1. (Greek) Synonym of Nereid (“female water deity”)
    • Yet though thus exalted in rank, the Homeric Nymphs frequently "blessed the bed" of heroes; and many a warrior who fought before Troy could boast descent from a Naias or a Nereis.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 227
    Synonyms:
    Nereid

Nereis meaning in Tamil

Nereis in Tamil

நீரிஸ்

Synonyms of Nereis

Questions about Nereis

What does Nereis mean?
Nereis means synonym of Nereid (“female water deity”).
What is Nereis in Tamil?
Nereis in Tamil is நீரிஸ். See Nereis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Nereis?
Nereis is a noun.

Words near Nereis in the dictionary

  1. nereidians
  2. nereidid
  3. nereidids
  4. nereids
  5. Nereim
  6. Nereis
  7. nereistoxin
  8. nereistoxins
  9. Nereju
  10. nerelimomab
  11. Neretva

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