veneracea
Ven`e*ra"ce*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Venus.] (Zoöl.) Defn: An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.
Ven`e*ra"ce*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Venus.] (Zoöl.) Defn: An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.