VENUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
   Synonym(s)
   • genus Venus (what does genus Venus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Venus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mollusk genus (what does mollusk genus mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the second nearest planet to the sun
   • visible as an early `morning star” or an `evening star”
   • rotates slowly clockwise (in the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the planets)
   Usage Example(s)
   • before it was known that they were the same object the evening
   Hypernyms(s) Venus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inferior planet (what does inferior planet mean?)
3. Meaning
   • goddess of love
   • counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
   Synonym(s)
   • Urania (what does Urania mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Venus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • Roman deity (what does Roman deity mean?)