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ventral

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As an adjective, ventral means related to the abdomen or stomach. As a noun, it means any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

Meanings of ventral

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Related to the abdomen or stomach.

  2. anatomyOn the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.

  3. anatomyOn or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

  4. Nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

    “the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface”

    Similar: adaxial

noun

  1. Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
adaxial
Oppositesdorsal

Words that rhyme with ventral

central

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