adjective
- relating to or situated on the belly or underside of an animal or plant
Usage: anatomy; biology
Examples
- The ventral fin helps the fish maintain stability while swimming.
- Sharks have their mouths on the ventral side of their heads.
- The ventral surface of the leaf was covered in tiny hairs.
- The surgeon made an incision on the ventral aspect of the abdomen.
- Birds have distinctive markings on their ventral plumage.
- The ventral nerve cord runs along the underside of many invertebrates.