01 a. 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…
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1.
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 a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal.(Anat.)
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Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Ventral fins —
the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.