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Vinony

ventral

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛntɹəl/

adj

Etymology: From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.

  1. Related to the abdomen or stomach.
  2. On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
  3. On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.
  4. On the lower side of the brain.

noun

Etymology: From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.

  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.