SINCE 1828
venter
noun
ven·ter
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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 name
Ven·ter
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Definition of Venter (Entry 2 of 2)
J(ohn) Craig 1946– American geneticist
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venter
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