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tethys |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tethys \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Tethys n 1: a Titaness and sea goddess in ancient mythology; wife of Oceanus [syn: {Tethys}] 2: type genus of the family Aplysiidae [syn: {Aplysia}, {genus Aplysia}, {Tethys}, {genus Tethus}]
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