Antonyms for ventral
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ven-truh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn trəl |
Definition of ventral
Origin :- 1739, from French ventral, from Late Latin ventralis "of or pertaining to the belly or stomach," from Latin venter (genitive ventris) "belly, paunch," from PIE *wend-tri- (cf. Latin vesica "bladder," Sanskrit vastih "bladder," Old High German wanast, German wanst "paunch, belly").
- As in intestinal/intestine : adj pertaining to
- As in abdominal : adj concerning the stomach and the area below it
- As in intestinal : adj stomach
- As in forward : adj in front, first
- As in front : adj lead, beginning
- As in gastric : adj pertaining to the stomach
- Urite: an abdominal segment and, specifically, its ventral portion.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Ventral chain: refers to the series of ganglia of the nervous system.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Ventri-meson: the middle line of the ventral surface of the body.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Do not cut off the ventral fin on the side which is to be displayed.
- Extract from : « Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit » by Albert B. Farnham
- The distance from node to node in a vibrating body is called a ventral segment.
- Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
- The ventral fins are whitish, the other fins are bluish black.
- Extract from : « Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others » by James Alexander Henshall
- Their olfactory passage, like that of the Palostraca, must have been ventral.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell
- The ventral termination of this tube is most instructive and suggestive.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Vertebrates » by Walter Holbrook Gaskell
- In Snakes, again, we find the dorsal region is darker than the ventral.
- Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor
- In nearly every case the dorsal is darker than the ventral surface.
- Extract from : « Colouration in Animals and Plants » by Alfred Tylor
Synonyms for ventral
- abdominal
- advance
- advanced
- ahead
- alimentary
- anterior
- belly
- bowel
- celiac
- digestive organs abdominal
- duodenal
- enteric
- facial
- first
- fore
- foremost
- forward
- front
- frontal
- gastric
- gastrocolic
- gut
- head
- headmost
- in the foreground
- inner
- inside
- interior
- internal
- intestinal
- inward
- leading
- obverse
- rectal
- spaghetti
- stomach
- stomachic
- stomachical
- stuffing
- topmost
- vanward
- ventral
- visceral
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