APHRODITE

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) This cla ical name was applied bv Linnasus to a beautiful genus of Annelidans adorned with resplendent silky hairs and bristles, of which the sea-mouse (Aphrodita aculeata, Lin.) of our coasts is an example. APHRODITID.i:. The name of the family of Ann elides of which the Aphrodita aculeata is the type. APHYLLANTHEiE. A small division of the Juncaceous order of Endogens, comprehending the genus Aphyllanthus from the South of Europe, with Cal ectasia and Dasypogon from New Holland. [s. 75]