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CESTUM VENERIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body
Synonyms:
Cestum veneris; Venus's girdle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cestum veneris" is a kind of...):
comb jelly; ctenophore (biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb)
Holonyms ("Cestum veneris" is a member of...):
Cestum; genus Cestum (Venus's girdle)