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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids;

2. a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Doris \Do"ris\, n. [L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife of Nereus, Gr. ?.] (Zool.) A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of branchi[ae] on the back. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Doris n 1: (Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids 2: a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken