nereid
nereid sea-nymph. XVII. — L.
Nēreis,
Nēreid- — Gr.
Nērēis,
Nērēid- f.
Nēreús ancient sea-god, f. base of L.
nāre swim; see
NATATION,
-ID.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Nereid
Nereid (Neptune II) A satellite of
Neptune, with a diameter of 340 km; visual albedo 0.2.
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY
