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Webster 1913 Edition
Ventral
Ven′tral
,Adj.
[L.
ventralis
, fr. venter
the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst
: cf. F. ventral
.] 1.
(Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal;
as, the
; – opposed to ventral
fin of a fish; the ventral
root of a spinal nervedorsal
. 2.
(Bot.)
(a)
Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to
dorsal
. Ventral fins
(Zool.)
, the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.
– Ventral segment
. (Acoustics)
See , 5.
Loop
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ventral
VEN'TRAL
,Adj.
The ventral fins, in fishes, are placed between the anus and the throat.