ventrum

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin venter (“belly”), with the ending possibly changed by backformation from ventral and/or by analogy to dorsum (“back”).

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Noun

ventrum (plural ventra or ventrums)

  1. (zootomy) abdomen, belly (especially of an animal)
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