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Tethys

Tethys Meaning & Definition
Tethys Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tethys?

[n] type genus of the family Aplysiidae
[n] (Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tethys: Aplysia | genus Aplysia | genus Tethus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tethys:

See Also | Aplysia punctata | Aplysiidae | family Aplysiidae | family Tethyidae | mollusk genus | sea hare | Tethyidae | Titaness

Tethys In Webster's Dictionary

\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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