Meaning of TETHYS
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- [n] type genus of the family Aplysiidae
- [n] (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus
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| | Synonyms: | | Aplysia, genus Aplysia, genus Tethus |
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| | See Also: | | Aplysia punctata, Aplysiidae, family Aplysiidae, family Tethyidae, mollusk genus, sea hare, Tethyidae, Titaness | |
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| | Definition: | | \Te"thys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an oyster, or ? a kind of
ascidian.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of a large naked mollusks having a very large, broad,
fringed cephalic disk, and branched dorsal gills. Some of the
species become a foot long and are brilliantly colored.
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