venter
noun
venter
American
[ven-ter]
/ ˈvɛn tər /
noun
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
Example Sentences
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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 Findley, James S.
The venter is cream-color with a row of brown spots forming a midventral stripe.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
Stuart made no mention of variation in the color of the venter.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
The dorsal ground color of Smilisca phaeota is pale green to tan; the venter is creamy white.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
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