Definition of Genus cestum

1. Noun. Venus's girdle.

Exact synonyms: Cestum
Generic synonyms: Ctenophore Genus
Group relationships: Cestidae, Family Cestidae
Member holonyms: Cestum Veneris, Venus's Girdle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cestum

genus Ceratostomella
genus Ceratotherium
genus Ceratozamia
genus Cercidiphyllum
genus Cercidium
genus Cercis
genus Cercocebus
genus Cercopithecus
genus Cercospora
genus Cercosporella
genus Cereus
genus Certhia
genus Cervus
genus Ceryle
genus Cestrum
genus Cestum
genus Ceterach
genus Cetonia
genus Cetorhinus
genus Cetraria
genus Chaenactis
genus Chaenomeles
genus Chaenopsis
genus Chaetodipterus
genus Chaetodon
genus Chalcis
genus Chalcostigma
genus Chamaea
genus Chamaecrista
genus Chamaecyparis

Literary usage of Genus cestum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1870)
"... at their adult form, the author thinks it proper to refer this form to a new genus. Cestum veneris is described by Fol, 1. cp 8, and figured, tab. 6,7. ..."

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