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from The Century Dictionary.
- A family of annelids, typified by the genus Nephthys.
- A family of alcyonaceans having a branched cœnenchyma with a sterile base and terminal polyps. It contains a number of genera, among them being Nephthya, Siphonogorgia, and Ammothea.
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