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    venter
    noun
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    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
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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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

The two subspecies can be distinguished on the basis of color pattern and the condition of the skin of the venter.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by Lynch, John D.

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.

The greatest concentrations are on the venter, in the groin, and on the thighs.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by Lynch, John D.

In life the dorsum was pinkish tan with 36 chocolate brown blotches on the body; the venter was rosy pink.

From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.

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