n. the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
n. goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
n. type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
n. 维纳斯(爱与美的女神), 金星