different between nereid vs naiad

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the stem of Latin N?r?is (“sea-nymph”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (N?r??s), from ?????? (N?reús, “the sea-god Nereus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n???i?d/
• Hyphenation: ne?reid

Noun

nereid (plural nereids or nereides)

1. (Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
2. (zoology) A worm of the genus Nereis, having sharp retractable jaws and an annelid body.

Synonyms

• (worm): ragworm, clam worm

Translations

Anagrams

• Edirne, denier, diener, reined

English

Etymology

From Latin naias, from Ancient Greek ????? (N?ïás, “naiad”), from ??? (ná?, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ne?æd/, /?ne??d/, /?na?æd/, /?na??d/

Noun

naiad (plural naiads or naiades)

1. (Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
2. (entomology) The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
3. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

Synonyms

• (mythology): river god
• (aquatic larva): instar, larva, nymph
• (aquatic plant): water nymph

Translations

See also

• dryad
• nereid

References

• Wikisource:The New Student's Reference Work/3-0394

Anagrams

• Adina, Aidan, Andai, Diana, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia