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ventricose
(encz) | ventricose, adj: |
Ventricose
(gcide) | Ventricose \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.
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Ventricose shell. (Zool.)
(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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ventricose
(wn) | ventricose
adj 1: having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of
an insect" [syn: ventricose, ventricous] |
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ventricose
(encz) | ventricose, adj: |
Ventricose shell
(gcide) | Ventricose \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.
[1913 Webster]
Ventricose shell. (Zool.)
(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.
[1913 Webster] |
ventricose
(wn) | ventricose
adj 1: having a swelling on one side; "the ventricose gullet of
an insect" [syn: ventricose, ventricous] |
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