Cestum

Cestum
noun
Venus's girdle
Syn: ↑genus Cestum
Hypernyms: ↑ctenophore genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cestidae, ↑family Cestidae
Member Meronyms: ↑Venus's girdle, ↑Cestum veneris

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\\ˈsestəm\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin cestus girdle
: a genus of ctenophores (order Cestida) including the Venus's-girdle

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  • Cestum — veneris Ceinture de Vénus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cestum — Cestum, so v.w. Gürtelqualle …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cestum veneris — Ceinture de Vénus …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Cestum veneris — noun ctenophore having a ribbon shaped iridescent gelatinous body • Syn: ↑Venus s girdle • Hypernyms: ↑ctenophore, ↑comb jelly • Member Holonyms: ↑Cestum, ↑genus Cestum …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cestum Veneris — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cestum — ces·tum …   English syllables

  • genus Cestum — noun Venus s girdle • Syn: ↑Cestum • Hypernyms: ↑ctenophore genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cestidae, ↑family Cestidae • Member Meronyms: ↑V …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cestus Veneris — Cestum veneris Ceinture de Vénus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cestus veneris — Cestum veneris Ceinture de Vénus …   Wikipédia en Français

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