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GENUS CESTUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cestum mean?
• GENUS CESTUM (noun)
The noun GENUS CESTUM has 1 sense:
1. Venus's girdle
Familiarity information: GENUS CESTUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Venus's girdle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cestum; genus Cestum
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)
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