aphrodite

Aph`ro*di"te, n. Etym: [Gr. 1. (Classic Myth.) Defn: The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse. 3. (Zoöl.) Defn: A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.

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