(place) by BelDion Wed Dec 13 2000 at 16:05:28
1 Ancient country central Greece between Mounts Oeta & Parnassus.

2 An ancient district in southwest Asia Minor on coast of Caria.
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(person) by Tem42 Thu Jul 26 2001 at 16:22:35
In Greek Mythology, Doris is a minor sea goddess. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She married Nereus, and by him had fifty daughters, the Nereids.

One of her daughters is also named Doris.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:12:32

Do"ris (?), n. [L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Gr. .] Zool.

A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchiae on the back.

 

© Webster 1913.

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