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Ventral fins — Ventral Ven tral, a. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ventral — Ven tral, a. [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 ventral fin of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ventral segment — Ventral Ven tral, a. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ventral photophores — a row of light organs along the abdomen on either side of the midventral line between the ventral and anal fins in Myctophidae. Abbreviated VO … Dictionary of ichthyology
ventral — adj. 1 Anat. & Zool. of or on the abdomen (cf. DORSAL). 2 Bot. of the front or lower surface. Phrases and idioms: ventral fin either of the ventrally placed fins on a fish. Derivatives: ventrally adv. Etymology: obs. venter abdomen f. L venter… … Useful english dictionary
ventral fin — noun Fins located ventrally below the pectoral fins of a fish. Syn: pelvic fin … Wiktionary
ventral disk — sucker formed by the pelvic fins … Dictionary of ichthyology
ventral fin marsupium — the name applied to the brood pouch in Solenostomidae. It is a pouch formed by the pelvic fins, provided with many long filaments, and found only in the female … Dictionary of ichthyology
ventral fin — /vɛntrəl ˈfɪn/ (say ventruhl fin) noun (in fishes) either of a pair of fins on the lower surface of the body, and homologous with the hind limbs of higher vertebrates …
ventral fin — noun either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate • Syn: ↑pelvic fin • Hypernyms: ↑fin … Useful english dictionary
