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ven·ter | \ ˈven-tər 
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\Definition of venter
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a wife or mother that is a source of offspring
2
[borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin] : a protuberant and often hollow anatomical structure: such as
a : the undersurface of the abdomen of an arthropod
b : the swollen basal portion of an archegonium in which an egg develops
Venter
biographical nameVen·ter | \ ˈven-tər \
\Definition of Venter (Entry 2 of 2)
J(ohn) Craig 1946– American geneticist
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nounven·ter | \ ˈvent-ər \
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