doris

2 definitions found

doris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Doris \Do"ris\, n. [L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife
     of Nereus, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
     A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of
     branchi[ae] on the back.
     [1913 Webster]

doris - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Doris
      n 1: (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
      2: a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was
         spoken