英语词汇“ventral”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

venter¹ /venˈtər/ (chiefly zoology and botany)

noun

The belly or abdomen

A womb or mother (law)

A swelling or protuberance

A medial swelling

The dilated basal part of an archegonium

A shallow concave surface of a bone

The upper side or surface of a leaf, etc

ORIGIN: L venter, -tris belly, dimin ventriculus

venˈtral adjective

Of the belly
On the upper side or towards the axis (botany)
On the side normally turned towards the ground, opp to dorsal or neural (zoology)

noun

A ventral fin

venˈtrally adverb

venˈtricose or (rare) venˈtricous adjective

Distended or swollen in the middle, at the side, or round the base (botany, zoology)
Having a prominent or swollen belly

ventral fin noun

Either of the paired fins on the belly of a fish

ventral tank noun (aeronautics)

An auxiliary fuel tank, fixed or able to be jettisoned, mounted externally under the fuselage (also belly tank)

venter1 /venˈtər/ (chiefly zoology and botany)