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Chilognatha :: Chilognatha (n. pl.) One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together..

Abdominal :: Abdominal (a.) Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity..

Mesosternum :: Mesosternum (n.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.

Coelospermous :: Coelospermous (a.) Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed..

Glass-snake :: Glass-snake (n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar species found in the Old World..

Archiannelida :: Archiannelida (n. pl.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.

Subcelestial :: Subcaudal (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the subcaudal, or chevron, bones..

Lumpfish :: Lumpfish (n.) A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus) of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl..

Subnuvolar :: Subnotochordal (a.) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the subnotochordal rod..

Ventrad :: Ventrad (adv.) Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; -- opposed to dorsad.

Xenopterygii :: Xenopterygii (n. pl.) A suborder of fishes including Gobiesox and allied genera. These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute of scales..

Infrabranchial :: Infrabranchial (a.) Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.

Loop :: Loop (n.) The portion of a vibrating string, air column, etc., between two nodes; -- called also ventral segment..

Neurocord :: Neurocord (n.) A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm..

Subcrustaceous :: Subcranial (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium; facial..

Dermohaemal :: Dermohaemal (a.) Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and haemal structures; as, the dermohaemal spines or ventral fin rays of fishes..

Predorsal :: Predorsal (a.) Situated in front of the back; immediately in front, or on the ventral side the dorsal part of the vertebral column..

Subspherical :: Subsphenoidal (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the sphenoid bone..

Sublunar :: Sublumbar (a.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column..

Suture :: Suture (n.) The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume..

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