CESTUM VENERIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body

Synonyms:

Cestum veneris; Venus's girdle

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Nouns denoting animals

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)

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