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Venus's girdle

noun

  1. an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.


Venus's-girdle

noun

  1. a ctenophore, Cestum veneris, of warm seas, having an elongated ribbon-like body


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Venus's girdle1

First recorded in 1865–70

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