Definition of "meretrix" []

• Aprostitute; a harlot. (noun)
• [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of bivalves: same as Cytherea. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I eagerly await the revival of the word 'meretrix'."
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