vénuscommon nounproper nounSyllable DecompositionvénusEtymologyexpandfrom the name of the goddess Venus.Definitions1. Woman of great beauty.expandUne vénus et un adonis.2. Names of several bivalve mollusks (genus Venus) with a rounded shell, whose thick valves have striations, sometimes radiating, sometimes concentric, sometimes both.zoologieexpand3. Synonym of common clam (animal species).zoologieexpandLa praire est une vénus.