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VENUS'S GIRDLE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Venus's girdle mean?

• VENUS'S GIRDLE (noun)
The noun VENUS'S GIRDLE has 1 sense:

1. ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body

Familiarity information: VENUS'S GIRDLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• VENUS'S GIRDLE (noun)

Sense 1

Venus's girdle ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cestum veneris; Venus's girdle

Hypernyms ("Venus's girdle" 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 ("Venus's girdle" is a member of...):

Cestum; genus Cestum (Venus's girdle)

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