nereis

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nereis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nereis \Ne"re*is\ (? or ?), prop. n.; pl. Nereides. [L.]
     1. (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See Nereid.
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     2. (Zool.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine
        chaetopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two
        pairs of eyes, antennae, four pairs of tentacles, and a
        protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
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