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nereis
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nereis, prop. n. [L.].
- A Nereid. See Nereid. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
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