venter2 (venter)

[In def. 1 3. In ornith., the lower belly or abdomen, considered as to its surface. Abdomen has been unnece arily divided into epigastrium or pit of the stomach, and venter or lower belly; but these terms are rarely used. Coues, Key to N. A. Birds, p. 961. 4. In entom.: (a) The lower part of the abdomen. (b) The under surface: as, the venter of the caterpillar.-5. In bot., the enlarged basal part of an archegonium, in which the oöphore is formed. - In ventre sa mere. See in ventre. Venter of the ilium, the iliac fo a. - Venter of the scapula, the scapular fo a. - Venter propend ens, anteversion of the uterus. - Venter renum, the pelvis of the kidney.