nnoun.objectthe second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early 'morning star' or an 'evening star'Examples:- before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer
Member Holonyms:solar system
Instance Hypernyms:inferior planet terrestrial planet
Inherited Hypernyms:venusinferior planetplanetcelestial bodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:venusterrestrial planetplanetcelestial bodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persongoddess of love; counterpart of Greek AphroditeSynset:Urania Venus
Instance Hypernyms:Roman deity
Inherited Hypernyms:venusroman deitydeityspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.animaltype genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shellsSynset:Venus genus Venus
Member Holonyms:Veneridae family Veneridae
Hypernyms:mollusk genus
Inherited Hypernyms:venusmollusk genusgenustaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Mercenaria mercenaria Venus mercenaria hard-shell clam hard clam quahaug quahog round clam