About The Word Ventricose
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Ventricose
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What's The Definition Of Ventricose?
[adj] (biology; anatomy) having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of an insect"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ventricose: protrusive | ventricous Related Terms | Find terms related to Ventricose: See Also | Ventricose In Webster's Dictionary \Ven"tri*cose`\, Ventricous \Ven"tri*cous\, a. [NL.
ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.] (Nat. Hist.)
Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular;
as, a ventricose corolla.
{Ventricose shell}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen
in the middle.
(b) A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex.
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