Category:Nereis

Ne"re*is ( or ), n.; pl. Nereides. Etym: [l.]

1. (class. Myth.)

Defn: a nereid. See nereid.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: a genus, including numerous species, of marine chætopod Annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennæ, Four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair Of hooked jaws.