NEREIS

‖Ne″re‐is (? or ?), n.; pl. Nereides (#). [] 1. 1. (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See Nereid.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) 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.