Definitions for ventricoseˈvɛn trɪˌkoʊs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ven•tri•coseˈvɛn trɪˌkoʊs(adj.)
protuberant on one side.
Category: Zoology
having a large abdomen.
Category: Pathology, Zoology
Origin of ventricose:
1750–60; < NL ventricōsus. See venter , -ic , -ose1
Princeton's WordNet
ventricose, ventricous(adj)
having a swelling on one side
"the ventricose gullet of an insect"
Wiktionary
ventricose(Adjective)
distended
ventricose(Adjective)
A structure which is broadest in the middle and tapers toward the ends
Webster Dictionary
Ventricose(adj)
alt. of Ventricous
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