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Cestum veneris

DEFINITIONS OF: Cestum veneris

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n ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body

Synonyms:
Venus's girdle
Type 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
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