About The Word Tethys
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Tethys
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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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