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Oceanid|əʊˈsiːənɪd|
Plur. -ids, and in Gr.-L. form ‖ Oceanides |əʊsiːˈænɪdiːz|.
[ad. Gr. ὠκεανίς, pl. -ιδες, F. Océanide (1732 in Dict. Trévoux).]
1. In Greek mythology, A nymph of the ocean, one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
1869Liddell & Scott Gr. Lex., Ὠκεανός, Oceanus..sire of Thetis..and of all the Oceanids. 1890Athenæum 28 Apr. 578 The white Oceanids flash to and fro with noiseless gliding. 1897Westm. Gaz. 12 Jan. 2/1 Hearing in the gentle play of the waves round the promontory the song of the Sirens or the Oceanides.
2. in pl. A term applied to marine mollusca, as distinguished from Naiades or ‘Fresh-water shells’. |
