{Ventricose shell}. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle. (b) A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ventricose — [ven′trikōs΄] adj. [ModL ventricosus < L venter, belly: see VENTRAL] 1. large bellied 2. Biol. swelling out on one side ventricosity [ven΄trikäs′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
ventricose — adjective Etymology: New Latin ventricosus, from Latin ventr , venter + icosus (as in varicosus varicose) Date: 1756 markedly swollen, distended, or inflated especially on one side < ventricose corollas > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ventricose shell — Ventricose Ven tri*cose , Ventricous Ven tri*cous, a. [NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.] (Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla. [1913 Webster] {Ventricose shell}. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ventricose — adj. [L. dim. venter, belly] 1. Distended, inflated toward the middle. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) In Harpidae, having the whorls or valves swollen or strongly convex; inflated in the middle or on one side … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ventricose — ventricosity /ven tri kos i tee/, n. /ven tri kohs /, adj. 1. swollen, esp. on one side or unequally; protuberant. 2. having a large abdomen. [1750 60; < NL ventricosus. See VENTER, IC, OSE1] * * * … Universalium
ventricose — adjective a) distended b) A structure which is broadest in the middle and tapers toward the ends … Wiktionary
ventricose — Bulging or swollen on one side or unequally. * * * ven·tri·cose (venґtrĭ kōs) having an expansion or belly on one side … Medical dictionary
ventricose — adj. swollen, potbellied … English contemporary dictionary
ventricose — a.; (also ventricous) (Bot.) Distended, bellied, inflated … New dictionary of synonyms
ventricose — ven·tri·cose … English syllables
