venter

American  

[ven-ter] / ˈvɛn tər /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of venter

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

Example Sentences

At fertilization, the sperm swims down the neck to the venter and unites with the egg inside the archegonium.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The areas of white hairs on the venter of grisescens occur in approximately 10 per cent of the specimens examined, whereas in pullus, the frequency of occurrence is 90 per cent.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

The juvenal pelage is uniformly dusky gray throughout except for the paler gray on the venter.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

But I venter to assert that she’s rippin things.

From Why Lincoln Laughed by Conwell, Russell Herman

"You could n't venter nothin' that would n't be to your credit,—I 'll vouch a fippenny bit on that!"

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various

Related Words

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