'Veneracea' definitions:
Definition of 'Veneracea'
- Veneracea \Ven`e*ra"ce*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See Venus.]
(Zool.)
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.
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