The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ventral \Ven"tral\, a. [L. ventralis, fr. venter the belly; perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F. ventral.]
(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 a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to dorsal.
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(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.
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Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.
Ventral fins (Zo["o]l.), the posterior pair of fins of a fish. They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes beneath the throat.
Ventral segment. (Acoustics) See Loop, n., 5.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of ventral fin English)
Usage examples of "ventral fins".
He cast a look at Dennie, even as he rolled over to offer one of his ventral fins to Keepiru&rsquo.
He cast a look at Dennie, even as he rolled over to offer one of his ventral fins to Keepiru's mouth.
But the four arms perhaps traced ancestry back not just to pectoral fins but also to asymmetrical dorsal and ventral fins.
He guided himself to the very bottom of the tunnel, so that his ventral fins skimmed the weed.
These are furnished long sharp teeth on the palate and tongue, and have generally a small dash of red on each side behind the front ventral fins.