ventral
ventral · ventrals
Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside…Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.
/ˈvɛntɹəl/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.
Origin
From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analFrom French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”); by surface analysis, ventr- + -al.
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