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VENTRICOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ventricous mean?
• VENTRICOUS (adjective)
The adjective VENTRICOUS has 1 sense:
1. having a swelling on one side
Familiarity information: VENTRICOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a swelling on one side
Synonyms:
ventricose; ventricous
Context example:
the ventricose gullet of an insect
Similar:
protrusive (thrusting outward)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
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