venter
venter
American
[ven-ter]
/ ˈvɛn tər /
noun
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venters
plural
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Anatomy, Zoology.
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the abdomen or belly.
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a bellylike cavity or concavity.
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a bellylike protuberance.
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Law. the womb, or a wife or mother, as a source of offspring.
venter
1
British
/ ˈvɛntə /
noun
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anatomy zoology
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the belly or abdomen of vertebrates
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a protuberant structure or part, such as the belly of a muscle
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botany the swollen basal region of an archegonium, containing the developing ovum
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law the womb
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law conceived but not yet born
Venter
2
British
/ ˈvɛntə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of venter
First recorded in 1535–45, venter is from the Latin word venter belly, womb
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At fertilization, the sperm swims down the neck to the venter and unites with the egg inside the archegonium.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
From S. v. monticola, S. v. longiquus differs in: summer pelage slightly paler, venter Pale Smoke Gray rather than suffused with buffy.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
Body well haired by end of week; dorsum dark gray with brownish tint; venter whitish; tail bicolored in most, but not haired.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Charles L. Douglas
The dorsal ground-color of Smilisca sordida is gray to pale tan or reddish brown; the venter is white.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
This method depends upon the movement of alternate sections of the venter forward and drawing the body over the ventral scales resting on the substratum by means of muscular action.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Ray D. Burkett
The question on many minds, said Rebecca Venter, senior fixed income client portfolio manager at Vanguard, is: “What will the hiking cycle need to look like for the Fed to meet its goal?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Venter left his full-time role at Saracens halfway through the 2010–11 season, to be replaced by McCall.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
“The move in rates is really what’s driving returns, primarily” within fixed income, with investors pushing bond rates higher as the expanding economy keeps upward pressure on inflation, according to Venter.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“You’re going to see that negative correlation when you need it most and there’s a steep economic decline,” Venter says.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
As before, the Captain came in a khaki uniform, while his orderly, Venter, was dressed like a soldier.
From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Johanna Brandt
At worst, we have become a nation of venters, easily provoked and quick to condemn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
Variation.—In life all individuals had creamy yellow venters and yellow flanks and anterior surfaces of thighs with brown or black spots and mottling.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by William E. Duellman
Similar variation is known in D. melanolomus alternatus in Costa Rica, where some individuals have orange-red venters.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by William E. Duellman
Furthermore, the specimens from Michoacán have paler venters than do topotypic specimens.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
The venters are gray or white, and the vocal sac is nearly black in some species.
From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by John D. Lynch
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