venter

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At fertilization, the sperm swims down the neck to the venter and unites with the egg inside the archegonium.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The venter is dark grayish brown with cream-colored flecks anteriorly and creamy gray posteriorly where the dark color is restricted to the midventral region and the lateral edges of ventrals and first dorsal scale-row.

From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.

But I venter to assert that she’s rippin things.

From Why Lincoln Laughed by Conwell, Russell Herman

Body well haired by end of week; dorsum dark gray, venter whitish; tail bicolored in most, but not haired.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.

The dorsal ground-color of Smilisca sordida is gray to pale tan or reddish brown; the venter is white.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.