‖Aph′ro‐di″te (�), n. 1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
2. (Zoöl.) A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
3. (Zoöl.) A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.