venter
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At fertilization, the sperm swims down the neck to the venter and unites with the egg inside the archegonium.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
An adult male having a total length of 420 mm. has a cream-colored venter with brown flecks.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by William E. Duellman
The coloration of Smilisca sila consists of a gray, tan, or pale reddish brown dorsal ground color and a creamy white venter.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
Tending toward the development of a tricolor pattern, the back darkest, the sides buffy, and the venter paler.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
"You could n't venter nothin' that would n't be to your credit,—I 'll vouch a fippenny bit on that!"
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various
At worst, we have become a nation of venters, easily provoked and quick to condemn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2016
The venters are gray or white, and the vocal sac is nearly black in some species.
From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by John D. Lynch
Furthermore, the specimens from Michoacán have paler venters than do topotypic specimens.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
Wal, milk-an'-water ain't a good cement," Sez he, "an' so you 'll find it in th' event; Ef reshness venters sunthin', shilly-shally Loses ez often wut's ten times the vally.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 by Various
It venters, it enters, It seeks and it centers, It makes a'prentice free in spite Of his indentures.
From Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 by Charles Mackay
