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GENUS CESTUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Cestum; genus Cestum
Classified under:
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)