- ventricose shell
- noun
1. : a spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle2. : a bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex
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ventricose shell
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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 — 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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