GENUS CESTUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Venus's girdle

Synonyms:

Cestum; genus Cestum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Cestum" is a kind of...):

ctenophore genus (a genus of ctenophores)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cestum"):

Cestum veneris; Venus's girdle (ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body)

Holonyms ("genus Cestum" is a member of...):

Cestidae; family Cestidae (coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body)