APHRODISIAN
Aph`ro*dis"i*an, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. "Aphrodisian dames" [that is, courtesans]. C. Reade.
APHRODITE
Aph`ro*di"te, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Classic Myth.)
Defn: The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the
Romans.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United
States.
APHRODITIC
Aph`ro*dit"ic, a.