Definition of oread Oread
o•re•ad
We found 4 definitions of oread from 4 different sources.
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What does oread mean?
WordNet
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| oread - (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs | ||
| nymph a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- oread (Noun)
A mountain nymph. An anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oread (n.)
One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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oread
ō′rē-ad, n. (myth.) a mountain nymph:—pl. O′reads, or Orē′ades. [Gr. oreias, oreiados—oros, a mountain.]
