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Venus

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Venus

1
 n
the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
2
 n
type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Venus
1

n the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'

“before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer”
Example of:
inferior planet
any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit
terrestrial planet
a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system

n goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

Synonyms:
Urania
Example of:
Roman deity
a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
2

n type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

Synonyms:
genus Venus
Type of:
mollusk genus
a genus of mollusks
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