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VENTRICOSE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having a swelling on one side

Example:

the ventricose gullet of an insect

Synonyms:

ventricose; ventricous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

protrusive (thrusting outward)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

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