Astartē, ēs, f., = Ἀστάρτη (Phoen., Gesen. Gesch. d. Hebr. Spr. 229; Heb. ),
a Syro-Phoenician goddess; acc. to Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59, the fourth Venus; Vulg. 3 Reg. 11, 5; 11, 33.
·noun A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe. ...
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