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单词 nereidous
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nereidousadj.

Brit. /nɪəˈriːᵻdəs/, /nᵻˈriːᵻdəs/, /nɛˈriːᵻdəs/, U.S. /nɪˈriᵻdəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Nereid n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < Nereid n. + -ous suffix.
Zoology. Now rare.
= Nereid adj. 2.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [adjective] > belonging to class Chaetopoda > belonging to order Polychaeta > resembling nereid or belonging to Nereidae
nereidous1839
nereidian1874
1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xiii. 305 Crawling nereidous animals of a multitude of forms.
1872 P. H. Gosse Evenings at Microscope 305 The manner in which they act as implements of locomotion has been beautifully demonstrated by Dr. Williams in the Nereidous Worms.
1877 R. L. Price Two Americas 95 Cuttle-fish, crabs..and nereidous animals of a thousand forms, all tumble about together.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2919/2 Annelids or worms belonging to this group are nereidian..or nereidous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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