{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 shell — noun 1. : a spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle 2. : a bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex … Useful english dictionary
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 spiral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ventricous — 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
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