1
a
: of or relating to the belly : abdominal
b
: being or located near or on the anterior or lower surface of an animal opposite the back
2
: being or located on the lower surface of a dorsiventral plant structure
: a ventral part (such as a scale or fin)
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
This photo shows the very moment of attack, with the whale’s ventral pleats wide open and filtering the prey from the water using their baleens after engulfing hundreds of kilograms of sardines in one bite.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
The dorsal is the back and the ventral is in the front.
—Womensmedia, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
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Adjective
For instance, the study authors noticed a ventral protrusion at the rear of the organism.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
This photo shows the very moment of attack, with the whale’s ventral pleats wide open and filtering the prey from the water using their baleens after engulfing hundreds of kilograms of sardines in one bite.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Noun
Ventral, because the V in ventral is an arrow pointing down.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2012
The dorsal is the back and the ventral is in the front.
—Womensmedia, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventral. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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