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Aph·ro·dite (af′rə dīt′ē)
noun
- Gr. Myth. the goddess of love and beauty: identified with the Roman Venus
- a silver-spotted, large, brown butterfly (Speyeria aphrodite) of NE North America
Etymology: ? altered < Heb-Phoen Ashtoreth, Ashtoreth
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