naid

noun

na·​id

ˈnāə̇d

plural -s

1

obsolete : naiad

2

[New Latin Naid-, Nais genus of annelids from Latin, naiad] : any of numerous small freshwater annelids constituting Nais and related genera of the order Oligochaeta

Word History

Etymology

Latin naid-, nais, from Greek, from nan to flow + -id-, -is -id

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