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The Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with their Venus, who was originally a deity of much less importance.
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[NL.] In zool.: A genus of chætopodous annelids, typical of the family Aphroditidæ (which see). A genus of lepidopterous insects. Hübner, 1816. A genus of bivalve mollusks. Also written Aphrodita. Isaac Lea.
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[lowercase] A variety of meerschaum. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesium.
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noun.
The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
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A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
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A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
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A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
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noun.
goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
Word Usage
"And You Thought REAGAN Was Stupid says: mighty aphrodite is simply too uneducated, too poorly informed, and has little relevant life experience to be able to post on this forum with any sense of authority."