"venus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈviːnəs/ Forms: venuses [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnəs Etymology: From translingual Venus (“a genus of clams”), from Latin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Venus||a genus of clams}} translingual Venus (“a genus of clams”), {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} venus (plural venuses)
  1. Any of the bivalve molluscs in the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Derived forms: sunray venus (alt: Macrocallista nimbosa), cross-barred venus (alt: Chione cancellata), lady-in-waiting venus (alt: Chione intapurpurea), imperial venus (alt: Lirophora latilirata), grey pygmy venus (alt: Chione grus), striped venus clam (taxonomic: Chamelea gallina), elegant venus clam (alt: Pitar dione), warty venus (taxonomic: Venus verrucosa)

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