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• venter
  venter

  noun
• Venter
  Venter

  noun

  ( John ) Craig. born 1946, US biologist: founder of the Institute for Genomic Research (1992) whose work contributed greatly to the mapping of the human genome

venter

American  

[ven-ter] / ˈvɛn tər /

noun

venters plural

1. Anatomy, Zoology.

   1. the abdomen or belly.

   2. a bellylike cavity or concavity.

   3. a bellylike protuberance.

2. Law. the womb, or a wife or mother, as a source of offspring.

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venter ¹ British  

/ ˈvɛntə /

noun

1. anatomy zoology

   1. the belly or abdomen of vertebrates

   2. a protuberant structure or part, such as the belly of a muscle

2. botany the swollen basal region of an archegonium, containing the developing ovum

3. law the womb

4. law conceived but not yet born

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Venter ² British  

/ ˈvɛntə /

noun

1. ( John ) Craig. born 1946, US biologist: founder of the Institute for Genomic Research (1992) whose work contributed greatly to the mapping of the human genome

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• venters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of venter

First recorded in 1535–45, venter is from the Latin word venter belly, womb

Related Words

• abdomen
• gut
• insides
• pelvis
• tank
• tummy