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VENTRICOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ventricose mean? 

VENTRICOSE (adjective)
  The adjective VENTRICOSE has 1 sense:

1. having a swelling on one sideplay

  Familiarity information: VENTRICOSE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


VENTRICOSE (adjective)


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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