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abdominal

adjective

  1. pertaining to the abdomen
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noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ / /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/ / /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/

adj

Etymology: First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.

  1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.

    abdominal muscles

    abdominal cavity

  2. Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
  3. Ventral, in describing a fin.
  4. Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

noun

Etymology: First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.

  1. A fish of the order Abdominales.
  2. An abdominal muscle.