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Heteronereis
Heteronereis Het`e*ro*ne*re"is, n. [NL. See Hetero-, and Nereis.] (Zo["o]l.) A free-swimming, dimorphic, sexual form of certain species of Nereis. Note: In this state the head and its appendages are changed in form, the eyes become very large; more or less of the parapodia are highly modified by the development of finlike lobes, and branchial lamell[ae], and their set[ae] become longer and bladelike.
Nereid
Nereid Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
Nereides
Nereis Ne"re*is (? or ?), n.; pl. Nereides. [L.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See Nereid. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine ch[ae]topod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antenn[ae], four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
Nereides
Nereid Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
Nereidian
Nereidian Ne`re*id"i*an, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the family Lycorid[ae] or allied families.
Nereids
Nereid Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, i:`dos, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr. na`ein to flow.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
Nereis
Nereis Ne"re*is (? or ?), n.; pl. Nereides. [L.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See Nereid. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine ch[ae]topod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antenn[ae], four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
Nereites
Nereites Ne"re*ites, n. pl. (Paleon.) Fossil tracks of annelids.

Meaning of Nerei from wikipedia

- Nereis is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Nereididae. It comprises many species, most of which are marine. Nereis possess setae and parapodia...
- The Nera Gorge-Beușnița National Park (Romanian: Parcul Național Cheile Nerei-Beușnița) (national park category II IUCN) is a protected area situated...
- DL, Oglesby LC (August 1979). "Reproduction and Survival of the Pileworm Nereis succinea in Higher Salton Sea Salinities". The Biological Bulletin. 157...
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- NEER-ee-idz; Ancient Gr****: Νηρηΐδες, romanized: Nērēḯdes; sg. Νηρηΐς, Nērēḯs, also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters...
- Conasprella nereis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. "S**** of Conasprella nereis is...
- Nereis vexillosa (common name: Mussel worm) belongs to the phylum Annelida, a group known as the segmented worms. It is generally iridescent green and...