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Added 10 October 2026

ventral

/ˈvɛntɹəl/ adjective

Latin root: ventrālis Wiktionary

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Related to the abdomen or stomach.
On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.

noun

Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

Origin

From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.

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