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
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]