NOUN | animal | Venus's girdle, Cestum veneris | ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body |
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Meaning | ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body. | |
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Synonym | Cestum veneris | |
Member of | Cestum, genus Cestum | Venus's girdle |
Broader | ctenophore, comb jelly | 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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