TETHYS

Aplysia, genus Aplysia, Tethys, genus Tethus

(noun) type genus of the family Aplysiidae

Tethys

(noun) (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Te"thys, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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