GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Venter (?), n. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.  [R.]  Barrow.
   
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   ‖Venter (?), n. [L.]
   1. (Anat.) (a) The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera.  (b) The uterus, or womb.  (c) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, “the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.”
   
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   2. (Zool.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
   
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   3. (Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, “A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.”
   
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