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OCEANID (oceanides)

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Overview

OCEANID (noun)
  The noun OCEANID has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethysplay

  Familiarity information: OCEANID used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


OCEANID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Oceanid" is a kind of...):

sea nymph ((Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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