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
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
In preservative the dorsum is dark blue, and the venter is green.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
In the preserved specimen the dorsum of the entire body, including fore and hind limbs, is a light yellow-brown color, which becomes lighter towards the venter.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
Hair apparent by fifth day; dorsal one-half or two-thirds of body more darkly pigmented than venter by fourth day.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.
An adult male having a total length of 420 mm. has a cream-colored venter with brown flecks.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
Exxon’s algae work was done in conjunction with Synthetic Genomics, a company founded by Craig Venter, a pioneer in decoding the human genome, that later operated under the name Viridos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Gloucester conjured five tries of their own -- Matias Alemanno, Seb Blake, Josiah Edwards-Giraud, Will Joseph and James Venter crossing -- with Ross Byrne kicking three conversions and a penalty.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Those roles have become iconic, and yet first-time actor Venter runs circles around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Like Venter, Lamm promises that the vast resources of his investors can do what publicly funded science cannot, and that he is willing to go where government scientists fear to tread.
From Salon ● May 15, 2025
"Venter and Brenckmann," he said softly, "come for the Captain."
From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Brandt, Johanna
At worst, we have become a nation of venters, easily provoked and quick to condemn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
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 Duellman, William E.
Furthermore, the specimens from Michoacán have paler venters than do topotypic specimens.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
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 Duellman, William E.
For this purpose it is, that the muscules of their venters are so thick and strong; and have several duplicatures, as the bases of those muscules, whereupon the stress of their motion lies.
From Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. by Vasey, George
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