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 venter is dark grayish brown with cream-colored flecks anteriorly and creamy gray posteriorly where the dark color is restricted to the midventral region and the lateral edges of ventrals and first dorsal scale-row.

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

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.

Dark brown spots are present on the flanks; the venter and posterior surfaces of the thighs are tan without dark spots.

From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.

"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