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venus' girdle

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Venus's girdle

–noun
an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.

Origin:
1865–70
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Venus girdle or Venus' girdle also Venus's girdle  
n.  A large ribbon-shaped ctenophore (Cestum veneris) having a jellylike bluish-green iridescent body.
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