n. pl. O·ce·an·i·des (ō′sē-ănĭ-dēz′) Greek Mythology Any of the ocean nymphs believed to be the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. [Greek ōkeanis, ōkeanid-, from Ōkeanos, Oceanus.] |
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