Venus's comb
| (Bot.) | Same as Lady's comb. |
| (Zool.) | A species of Murex (Murex tenuispinus). It has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar spines covering the body of the shell. Called also Venus's shell. |
See also: Venus, Venus
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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