Definition of Nereis. Meaning of Nereis. Synonyms of Nereis

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Definition of Nereis

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.

Meaning of Nereis 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...
- DL, Oglesby LC (August 1979). "Reproduction and Survival of the Pileworm Nereis succinea in Higher Salton Sea Salinities". The Biological Bulletin. 157...
- sandworm, sea worm, and king ragworm; older scientific names, including Nereis virens, are still frequently used) is an annelid worm that burrows in wet...
- Australian fairy tern, Sternula nereis nereis (Gould, 1843) – breeds in Australia New Caledonian fairy tern, Sternula nereis exsul (Mathews, 1912) – breeds...
- Nereis vexillosa (common name: Mussel worm) belongs to the phylum Annelida, a group known as the segmented worms. It is generally iridescent green and...
- Nereis sandersi is a species of sandworm in the family Nereididae. "Nereis sandersi". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25. v t e...
- The grey-backed storm petrel (Garrodia nereis) is a species of seabird in the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is monotypic within the genus...
- classification is in dispute; in the literature, it is often classified as Nereis diversicolor (O.F. Müller, 1776). Its specific name "diversicolor" refers...
- Wikidata Q54669862. Media related to Chloroclystis nereis at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Chloroclystis nereis at Wikispecies Citizen science observations...
- considered a subspecies of the fairy tern (Sternula nereis). Two other subspecies exist: Sternula nereis nereis, which breeds in western and southern Australia...