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

The juvenal pelage is uniformly dusky gray throughout except for the paler gray on the venter.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

Hair apparent by fifth day; dorsal one-half or two-thirds of body more darkly pigmented than venter by fourth day.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.

The dorsal ground-color of Smilisca sordida is gray to pale tan or reddish brown; the venter is white.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

Body well haired by end of week; dorsum dark gray with brownish tint; venter whitish; tail bicolored in most, but not haired.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.